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Danielle Beck1, Lindsay Cosco Holt, Joseph Burkard
1Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California (Ms Beck, Ms Andrews, and Drs Liu, Heppner, and Bormann); Hahn School of Nursing & Health Sciences/Beyster Institute of Nursing Research, University of San Diego, San Diego, California (Drs Cosco Holt, Burkard, and Bormann); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health (Dr Liu) and Department of Psychiatry (Dr Heppner), University of California, San Diego; and Veterans Affairs San Diego Center of Excellence for Stress & Mental Health, San Diego, California (Dr Bormann).
Abstract:
Statistics show that more than 80% of Veterans mention posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related symptoms when seeking treatment. Sleep disturbances and nightmares are among the top 3 presenting problems. Current PTSD trauma-focused therapies generally do not improve sleep disturbances. The mantram repetition program (MRP), a mind-body-spiritual intervention, teaches a portable set of cognitive-spiritual skills for symptom management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the MRP on insomnia in Veterans with PTSD in a naturalistic, clinical setting. Results show that participation in the MRP significantly reduced insomnia, as well as decreased self-reported and clinician-assessed PTSD symptom burden.
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