SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology2018
A systematic review of randomized trials of mind-body interventions for PTSD.
Synthesis in Journal of clinical psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integrative and mind-body approaches to law enforcement professional wellness.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Can mindfulness-based interventions reduce PTSD symptoms? An umbrella review.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2024Pooled it
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- Immediate Psychosocial Impact on Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- An Empowerment-Based Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Feasibility and Acceptability.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · 2025Trial
- Outcomes of a Remotely Delivered Complementary and Integrative Health Partnered Intervention to Improve Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Self-Compassion, Health, and Empowerment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Trial
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- A randomized clinical trial of prolonged exposure and applied relaxation for the treatment of Latinos with posttraumatic stress disorder.Journal of traumatic stress · 2022Trial
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Experimental Pain Sensitivity and Cortisol Responses in Women With Early Life Abuse: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Psychosomatic medicineTrial
- Left Write Hook: proof of concept for a survivor-designed, and peer-led programme incorporating expressive writing and boxing to support mental health in adult survivors of child sexual abuse.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Deep learning driven clustering of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) profiles in student-athletes: implications for precision and stratified mental health support.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of trauma and how to intervene: a narrative review of psychotraumatology over the past 15 years.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Can Trauma-Informed Yoga Center Intersectional Feminist Praxis? The Case of a UK Community Yoga Organization.Violence against women · 2025Article
- Comparing the effectiveness of mind-body practices (MBPs) and various psychological methods on occupational stress among healthcare workers: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-art Review.Current neuropharmacology · 2024Review
- The relationship between neuroticism as a personality trait and mindfulness skills: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Psychedelic Future of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment.Current neuropharmacology · 2024Review
- Management of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms by yoga: an overview.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Review
- Web-Based Mind-Body Tactical Resilience Training Program for First Responders: Pre-Post Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Usability.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review outcomes from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of mind-body treatments for PTSD.
methodsInclusion criteria based on guidelines for assessing risk of bias were used to evaluate articles identified through electronic literature searches.
resultsTwenty-two RCTs met inclusion standards. In most of the nine mindfulness and six yoga studies, significant between-group effects were found indicating moderate to large effect size advantages for these treatments. In all seven relaxation RCT's, relaxation was used as a control condition and five studies reported significant between-group differences on relevant PTSD outcomes in favor of the target treatments. However, there were large within-group symptom improvements in the relaxation condition for the majority of studies.
conclusionsAlthough many studies are limited by methodologic weaknesses, recent studies have increased rigor and, in aggregate, the results for mindfulness, yoga, and relaxation are promising. Recommendations for design of future mind-body trials are offered.
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