Anxiety Mood.
2022 Apr;18(1):1-9. 10.24986/anxmod.2022.18.1.001.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Affiliations
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- 1Education Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
- KMID: 2529740
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.24986/anxmod.2022.18.1.001
Abstract
- Mindfulness has been widely researched in mental, physical health, and healthy populations. The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions have also been demonstrated in research studies. This report reviews the research on mindfulness based interventions currently employed for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Mindfulness-based theories postulate that symptoms of PTSD are developed and maintained by experiential avoidance and non-mindful behaviors. Recent emerging work indicates that mindfulness based interventions, such as mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, may improve the symptoms of PTSD. Further advances are needed to gain a better understanding of the ability of mindfulness based interventions to target specific symptom dimensions of PTSD and the psychological/neuro-biological mechanisms of actions underlying these interventions.
