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A Randomized Clinical Trial of Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training for Veterans With PTSD: Brief Mindfulness Program for Veterans With PTSD

Possemato, Kyle, Bergen-Cico, Dessa, Treatman, Scott, Allen, Christy, Wade, Michael, Pigeon, Wilfred·2016·Journal of Clinical Psychology

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Primary care (PC) patients typically do not receive adequate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. This study tested if a brief mindfulness training (BMT) offered in PC can decrease PTSD severity. METHOD: VA PC patients with PTSD (N = 62) were recruited for a randomized clinical trial comparing PCBMT with PC treatment as usual. PCBMT is a 4-session program adapted from mindfulness-based stress reduction. RESULTS: PTSD severity decreased in both conditions, although PCBMT completers reported significantly larger decreases in PTSD and depression from pre- to posttreatment and maintained gains at the 8-week follow-up compared with the control group. Exploratory analyses revealed that the describing, nonjudging, and acting with awareness facets of mindfulness may account for decreases in PTSD. CONCLUSION: Our data support preliminary efficacy of BMT for Veterans with PTSD. Whether PCBMT facilitates engagement into, or improves outcomes of, full-length empirically supported treatment for PTSD remains to be evaluated.

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Authors
Possemato, K., Bergen-Cico, D., Treatman, S., Allen, C., Wade, M., & Pigeon, W.
Affiliations
  • New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network (US)
  • Upstate New York Veterans’ Affairs Healthcare System
  • Northern Illinois University (US)
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Possemato, Kyle
Venue
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-11-27
Volume
72
Issue
3
Pages
179-193
ISSN
0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2173813072
Cited by
100
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 2
FWCI
9.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, mindfulness training, primary care, veterans, mindfulness-based stress reduction, depression, PTSD symptom severity, usual care, treatment engagement
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Primary Health Care, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Veterans, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Mindfulness

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