Kripalu yoga for military veterans with PTSD: a randomized trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This randomized controlled trial of yoga for military veterans and active duty personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) evaluated the efficacy of a 10-week yoga intervention on PTSD. METHOD: Fifty-one participants were randomized into yoga or no-treatment assessment-only control groups. Primary outcome measures included questionnaires and the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale. RESULTS: Both yoga (n = 9) and control (n = 6) participants showed significant decreases in reexperiencing symptoms, with no significant between-group differences. Secondary within-group analyses of a self-selected wait-list yoga group (n = 7) showed significant reductions in PTSD symptoms after yoga participation, in contrast to their control group participation. Consistent with current literature regarding high rates of PTSD treatment dropout for veterans, this study faced challenges retaining participants across conditions. CONCLUSION: These results are consistent with recent literature indicating that yoga may have potential as a PTSD therapy in a veteran or military population. However, additional larger sample size trials are necessary to confirm this conclusion.
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Most studies in Veterans to date have been small and/or uncontrolled.
“Most studies in Veterans to date have been small and/or uncontrolled [[9], [10], [11]].”
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- Authors
- Reinhardt, K. M., Noggle Taylor, J. J., Johnston, J., Zameer, A., Cheema, S., & Khalsa, S. B. S.
- Affiliations
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Lowell Vet Center
- Northeastern University (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Corresponding author
- Reinhardt, Kristen M.
- ORCID
- Khalsa, Sat Bir S.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-05-19
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 93-108
- ISSN
- 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
- 1097-4679
- OpenAlex
- W2615751343
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- US Department of Defense: Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center & US Army Medical Research and Material Command (W81XWH-08-2-0203, W81XWH-10-1-1066)
- Institute of Extraordinary Living of the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, military veterans, yoga intervention, re-experiencing symptoms, treatment discontinuation, participant retention, active duty military personnel
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Military Personnel, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Veterans, Yoga, Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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