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ACP Journal Club |15 December 2015

In veterans with PTSD, mindfulness-based group therapy reduced symptom severity

Patrick G. O’Malley, MD, MPH, FACP

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Polusny MA, Erbes CR, Thuras P, et al. Mindfulness-based stress reduction for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2015;314:456-65. 26241597

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In veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), what is the efficacy of mindfulness-based, stress-reduction group therapy compared with present-centered group therapy?
Randomized controlled trial. Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01548742.
{Concealed}*.†
Blinded† (outcome assessors, {investigators, and statistician}*).
17 weeks.
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
116 veterans (mean age 59 y, 84% men) who had current full PTSD (according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition) or subthreshold PTSD, who agreed not to receive other psychotherapy during the study and, if applicable, had a stable psychoactive medication regimen for ≥ 2 months.
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O’Malley PG. In veterans with PTSD, mindfulness-based group therapy reduced symptom severity. Ann Intern Med. ;163:JC9. doi: 10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-12-009

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(12):JC9.

DOI: 10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-12-009

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