创伤后应激障碍可以预防吗? 增加生理弹性的一种新方法:试点研究
Mark Dust1,2
1School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, United States.
Frontiers in psychology
|July 20, 2023
概括
心理和情绪自我管理 (MESM) 干预显示,短期内心管音调有所增加. 在这项试点研究中,社区弹性模型 (CRM) 和MESM没有显示出长期弹性效应.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 创伤事件影响数以百万计的人,导致创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 和大量的医疗费用.
- 社区性模型 (CRM) 和心理和情绪自我管理 (MESM) 是旨在增强性的干预措施.
- 心脏虚静脉是与压力调节和弹性相关的生理标志物.
研究的目的:
- 调查CRM和MESM干预措施对非创伤成年人群中心动静脉度的影响.
- 在一周的干预后,检查心脏阴道音调的即时 (阶段性) 和持续 (强力) 变化.
- 为了比较CRM,MESM和对照组之间的生理反应.
主要方法:
- 一项试点研究涉及83名年龄在18-30岁之间的参与者.
- 参与者被分配到CRM,MESM或对照组进行一周的干预.
- 测量心脏静脉音调以评估相位和音调的变化.
主要成果:
- 在MESM组中观察到对心脏虚静脉度有显著的阶段性影响,这表明了立即的变化.
- 在受试者内部或在三组之间没有发现对心血管度有显著的增强效应.
- 与CRM和对照组相比,MESM组的阶段效应显著不同.
结论:
- 在这项研究的时间框架内,心脏虚声似乎对立即的,专注的呼吸练习 (阶段性效应) 有反应,但对持续的练习 (强力效应) 没有反应.
- 未来的研究需要更大的样本规模,更长的干预时间和更好的合规跟踪.
- 这项研究提供了对训练生理过程的初步见解,以增强非创伤人群的弹性.
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