Lorig K Kachadourian

Mindfulness as a mediator between trauma exposure and mental health outcomes: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy January 21, 2021 Lorig K Kachadourian, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Jack Tsai et al.

Objective: Exposure to traumatic life events is associated with increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems such as suicidal ideation (SI), alcohol use disorder (AUD), and decreased quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness, which involves attending to the present moment, may help individuals cope with traumatic events by increasing acceptance of...