A systematic review of randomized trials of mind-body interventions for PTSD.
Journal of Clinical Psychology September 1, 2018 Barbara L Niles, DeAnna L Mori, Craig Polizzi et al.
A systematic review of 22 randomized controlled trials found that mindfulness and yoga treatments for PTSD produced moderate to large effect size advantages over control conditions. Relaxation was used as a control in all seven relaxation trials, yet five of those trials reported significant between-group differences favoring the target treatments, and most showed large within-group symptom improvements in the relaxation condition. The authors conclude that results for mindfulness, yoga, and relaxation are promising, though many studies have methodological weaknesses. Recommendations for future mind-body trial designs are offered.