References for Reduced Symptoms of PTSD in War Veterans Comparing TM to Mindfulness

Reduced Symptoms of PTSD in War Veterans

Reduced Symptoms of PTSD in War Veterans
Research shows that TM is more effective at reducing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress than mindfulness meditation.

References

Brooks JS, Scarano T. Transcendental Meditation and the treatment of post-Vietnam adjustment. Journal of Counseling and Development. 1985; 64:212-5.

Heffner KL, Caine ED, Crean H, Franus N, Moynihan JA, Talbot N. Meditation for PTSD demonstration project: Final report to Mental Health Services, Department of Veteran Affairs. Rochester, New York: Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester 2014. [Note: This reference is for the the three VA 2014 studies—Minneapolis, Saginaw, and Syracuse.]

Rosenthal J, Grosswald S, Ross R, Rosenthal N. Effects of Transcendental Meditation (TM) in Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): a Pilot Study. Military Medicine. 2011; 176(6):626.

Herron RE. The impact of the Transcendental Meditation program on the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder of veterans. Military Medicine. 2016 (submitted).

Kearney DJ, McDermott K, Malte C, Martinez M, Simpson TL. Association of participation in a mindfulness program with measures of PTSD, depression and quality of life in a veteran sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2012; 68(1):1-16.

Kearney DJ, McDermott K, Malte C, Martinez M, Simpson TL. Effects of participation in a mindfulness program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled pilot study. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2013; 69(1):14-27.

Goldsmith RE, Gerhart JI, Chesney SA, Burns JW, Kleinman B, Hood MM. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Building Acceptance and Decreasing Shame. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 2014; 19(4):227-34.

Bremner JD, Afzal N, Vaccarino V, Carmody J, DiVitale S. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in the Treatment of Iraq Combat-Related PTSD. American Psychosomatic Society Conference; San Antonio, Texas, 2011.

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