Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The American Journal of Psychiatry
Fecha de publicación: 20 june 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
Autores: Jill E. Bormann , Ph.D., R.N., Steven R. Thorp , Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Eric Smith , M.D., Ph.D., Mark Glickman , Ph.D., Danielle Beck , M.P.H., C.C.R.C., Dorothy Plumb , M.A., Shibei Zhao , M.P.H., Princess E. Ackland , Ph.D., M.S.P.H., Carie S. Rodgers , Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Pia Heppner , Ph.D., Lawrence R. Herz , M.D., A. Rani Elwy , Ph.D.
Background: 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.