Loving-kindness Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research42 enrolled

Overview

A before and after study of veterans who took part in a 12-week loving-kindness meditation course as an adjunct to their usual care for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

loving-kindness meditationBEHAVIORAL

A 12-week duration, 90 minute per session loving-kindness meditation course

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * posttraumatic stress disorder Exclusion Criteria: * psychosis * borderline personality disorder

Locations (1)

VA Puget Sound

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change in PTSD symptoms

The PTSD symptom-scale interview was performed

Time frame: baseline, post-intervention, 3-month follow-up

change in depressive symptoms

The PROMIS measure for depression was administered

Time frame: baseline, post-intervention, 3-month follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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