Trial reportJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2014
The effect of a yoga intervention on alcohol and drug abuse risk in veteran and civilian women with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Trial report in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for adults with substance use disorder that have a co-occurring mental health disorder: an umbrella review and illustrative cost-effectiveness analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of yoga for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Psychiatry research · 2024Pooled it
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- Impacts of Internet-Based Interventions for Veterans With PTSD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The Benefits of Physical Exercise on Mental Disorders and Quality of Life in Substance Use Disorders Patients. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Yoga for posttraumatic stress disorder - a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Evaluation of Yoga for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Risk Factors in a Middle School Setting: A Preliminary Group-Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2017Trial
- Investigating the Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale in Veteran Men and Women.Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Misuse and Smoking Among Aging Men Who Have Sex With Men: No Evidence of Exercise or Volunteering Impact.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- Implications of Physical Activity in Reducing Alcohol Use for Women Veterans: A Narrative Review.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Review
- Review
- "We really need this": Trauma-informed yoga for Veteran women with a history of military sexual trauma.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2021Article
- Analogy between classical Yoga/Zen breathing and modern clinical respiratory therapy.Journal of anesthesia · 2020Review
- Physical activity and the prevention, reduction, and treatment of alcohol and other drug use across the lifespan (The PHASE review): A systematic review.Mental health and physical activity · 2020Article
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Yoga and Other Alternative Therapies for Patients with Mental Disorders.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2020Article
- Mind-Body Approaches to Prevention and Intervention for Alcohol and Other Drug Use/Abuse in Young Adults.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
- The Effects of Yoga in Patients Suffering from Subjective Tinnitus.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2018Article
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015).Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Review
- Trauma Sensitive Yoga as a complementary treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: A Qualitative Descriptive analysis.International journal of stress management · 2017Article
- Results from a clinical yoga program for veterans: yoga via telehealth provides comparable satisfaction and health improvements to in-person yoga.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often exhibit high-risk substance use behaviors. Complementary and alternative therapies are increasingly used for mental health disorders, although evidence is sparse.
objectivesInvestigate the effect of a yoga intervention on alcohol and drug abuse behaviors in women with PTSD. Secondary outcomes include changes in PTSD symptom perception and management and initiation of evidence-based therapies. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe current investigation analyzed data from a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing a 12-session yoga intervention with an assessment control for women age 18 to 65 years with PTSD. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and Drug Use Disorder Identification Test (DUDIT) were administered at baseline, after the intervention, and a 1-month follow-up. Linear mixed models were used to test the significance of the change in AUDIT and DUDIT scores over time. Treatment-seeking questions were compared by using Fisher exact tests.
resultsThe mean AUDIT and DUDIT scores decreased in the yoga group; in the control group, mean AUDIT score increased while mean DUDIT score remained stable. In the linear mixed models, the change in AUDIT and DUDIT scores over time did not differ significantly by group. Most yoga group participants reported a reduction in symptoms and improved symptom management. All participants expressed interest in psychotherapy for PTSD, although only two participants, both in the yoga group, initiated therapy.
conclusionsResults from this pilot study suggest that a specialized yoga therapy may play a role in attenuating the symptoms of PTSD, reducing risk of alcohol and drug use, and promoting interest in evidence-based psychotherapy. Further research is needed to confirm and evaluate the strength of these effects.
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