SynthesisJournal of psychosomatic research2020
Efficacy and acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for military veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 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
- Yoga as a pre-treatment of EMDR to treat childhood abuse-related PTSD: feasibility and pilot study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Trial
- Patients' Perception of a Brief Web- and Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain Following Discharge After Total Joint Arthroplasty: Qualitative Description.JMIR nursing · 2025Trial
- Group integrated exercise versus recovery class for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 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
- A multisite feasibility randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress, and health in law enforcement officers.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- Leveraging Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Recruit and Retain Military Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Experience of Harmful Gambling for mHealth Interventions: Descriptive Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Bidirectional Associations Between Pain and Perceived Stress Among Veterans: Depressive Disorder as a Predisposing Factor.Psychosomatic medicine · 2024Article
- Feasibility of Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Veterans Managing Chronic Pain.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2023Article
- Increased neurocardiological interplay after mindfulness meditation: a brain oscillation-based approach.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Mindfulness Initiatives for Students, Teachers, and Parents: a Review of Literature and Implications for Practice During COVID-19 and Beyond.Contemporary school psychology · 2023Article
- Overall and Differential Attrition in Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Meta-Analysis.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Motivation for Meditation and its Association with Meditation Practice in a National Sample of Internet Users.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Mindful attention training workshop for firefighters: Design and methodology of a pilot randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- Implementability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a conceptual framework.Implementation science : IS · 2022Review
- Contemplative sciences: A future beyond mindfulness.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- The Effect of a 3-Minute Mindfulness Intervention, and the Mediating Role of Maximization, on Critical Incident Decision-Making.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on depression, PTSD, and mindfulness among military veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health psychology openReview
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Abstract
backgroundMilitary veterans report high rates of psychiatric and physical health symptoms that may be amenable to mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). Inconsistent prior findings and questions of fit between MBIs and military culture highlight the need for a systematic evaluation of this literature.
objectiveTo quantify the efficacy and acceptability of MBIs for military veterans. DATA SOURCES: We searched five databases (MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO) from inception to October 16th, 2019. STUDY SELECTION: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing MBIs in military veterans.
resultsTwenty studies (k = 16 unique comparisons, N = 898) were included. At post-treatment, MBIs were superior to non-specific controls (e.g., waitlist, attentional placebos) on measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, general psychological symptoms (i.e., aggregated across symptom domains), quality of life / functioning, and mindfulness (Hedges' gs = 0.32 to 0.80), but not physical health. At follow-up (mean length = 3.19 months), MBIs continued to outperform non-specific controls on general psychological symptoms, but not PTSD. MBIs were superior to specific active controls (i.e., other therapies) at post-treatment on measures of PTSD and general psychological symptoms (gs = 0.19 to 0.25). Participants randomized to MBIs showed higher rates of attrition than those randomized to control interventions (odds ratio = 1.98). Several models were not robust to tests of publication bias. Study quality and risk of bias assessment indicated several areas of concern.
conclusionsMBIs may improve psychological symptoms and quality of life / functioning in veterans. Questionable acceptability and few high-quality studies support the need for rigorous RCTs, potentially adapted to veterans.
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