Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex and difficult-to-treat disorder, affecting 10–20% of military veterans. Previous research has raised the question of whether a non-trauma-focused treatment can be as effective as trauma exposure therapy in reducing PTSD symptoms. This study aimed to compare the non-trauma-focused practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM) with prolonged exposure therapy (PE) in a non-inferiority clinical trial, and to compare both therapies with a control of PTSD health education (HE).. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Comment. A key challenge in military medicine has been the treatment of the mental health of military service members who have been deployed in operations in recent years. The most effective course of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been highly debated and is a central focus in the military community because of the large number of service members returning from deployment with PTSD. 1 More than a third of patients with PTSD do not recover even after many years, showing PTSD to be a chronic and costly illness to service members, their families, and society as a whole. 2 Traditional treatment of PTSD has not been uniformly successful because of comorbidities, side-effects of drug therapy, and time and energy needed for psychotherapy. 3 Pharmacotherapy has shown insufficient benefit in the treatment of PTSD, 4 while adherence and the treatment success of various psychotherapies has been disappointing. When patients with PTSD do not respond to traditional treatment, new approaches should be considered. 5. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Free access. The study replicated and extended previous findings by investigating relationships between positive and negative religious coping and psychological distress in minority older adults.
The goal was to analyze the association of religiosity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a UK nationally representative sample. . To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Findings In a multigenerational longitudinal observational study (112 parents and 214 offspring), parent belief in the high importance of religion was associated with an approximately 80% decrease in risk in suicidal ideation/attempts in their offspring compared with parents who reported religion as unimportant. The association of parental belief was independent of the offspring’s own belief in the importance of religion and other parental risk factors and was statistically significant.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai