Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial
| Autor: | Steven R. Thorp, Eric G. Smith, A. Rani Elwy, Princess E. Ackland, Mark E. Glickman, Jill E. Bormann, Carie S. Rodgers, Lawrence Herz, Shibei Zhao, Dorothy N. Plumb, Danielle Beck, Pia Heppner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Mindfulness Complementary therapy law.invention Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Outcome Assessment Health Care Medicine Humans Single-Blind Method 030212 general & internal medicine Veterans Repetition (rhetorical device) business.industry Middle Aged Military psychiatry Psychotherapy Psychiatry and Mental health Posttraumatic stress Meditation Treatment Outcome Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of psychiatry. 175(10) |
| ISSN: | 1535-7228 |
| Popis: | Previous studies suggest that group "mantram" (sacred word) repetition therapy, a non-trauma-focused complementary therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), may be an effective treatment for veterans. The authors compared individually delivered mantram repetition therapy and another non-trauma-focused treatment for PTSD.The study was a two-site, open-allocation, blinded-assessment randomized trial involving 173 veterans diagnosed with military-related PTSD from two Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics (January 2012 to March 2014). The mantram group (N=89) learned skills for silent mantram repetition, slowing thoughts, and one-pointed attention. The comparison group (N=84) received present-centered therapy, focusing on currently stressful events and problem-solving skills. Both treatments were delivered individually in eight weekly 1-hour sessions. The primary outcome measure was change in PTSD symptom severity, as measured by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and by self-report. Secondary outcome measures included insomnia, depression, anger, spiritual well-being, mindfulness, and quality of life. Intent-to-treat analysis was conducted using linear mixed models.The mantram group had significantly greater improvements in CAPS score than the present-centered therapy group, both at the posttreatment assessment (between-group difference across time, -9.98, 95% CI=-3.63, -16.00; d=0.49) and at the 2-month follow-up (between-group difference, -9.34, 95% CI=-1.50, -17.18; d=0.46). Self-reported PTSD symptom severity was also lower in the mantram group compared with the present-centered therapy group at the posttreatment assessment, but there was no difference at the 2-month follow-up. Significantly more participants in the mantram group (59%) than in the present-centered therapy group (40%) who completed the 2-month follow-up no longer met criteria for PTSD (p0.04). However, the percentage of participants in the mantram group (75%) compared with participants in the present-centered therapy group (61%) who experienced clinically meaningful changes (≥10-point improvements) in CAPS score did not differ significantly between groups. Reductions in insomnia were significantly greater for participants in the mantram group at both posttreatment assessment and 2-month follow-up.In a sample of veterans with PTSD, individually delivered mantram repetition therapy was generally more effective than present-centered therapy for reducing PTSD symptom severity and insomnia. |
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