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J Greg Serpa

4 papers in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2020-2025

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Mindful Self-Compassion for Veterans with Morally Injurious Experiences and Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder: A Feasibility Study.

Journal of dual diagnosis April 1, 2025 Erica Eaton, Christy Capone, Shannon Reese et al. 2 citations

Objective: This study evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of delivering Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) to veterans with moral injury and co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder (PTSD-SUD). Methods: Veterans (N = 26; M age = 50.92; 100% male) were recruited for an 8-week MSC group. Participants completed measures of self-compassion, guilt, shame, PTSD, and substance use outcomes at...

Do mindfulness interventions cause harm? Findings from the Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP) Pragmatic Clinical Trial.

Pain Medicine November 1, 2024 Diana J. Burgess, Collin M Calvert, Ann Bangerter et al. 3 citations

Although mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely used in clinical and nonclinical settings, there has been little systematic study of their potential risks. To address this gap, we examined differences in psychological and physical worsening among participants in the usual care and intervention conditions of a 3-group, randomized pragmatic trial (Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain...

DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae056 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Chronic pain Meditation-related adverse effects Veterans

Mindfulness-Based Teaching Competency Assessment: Comparing Self-Assessment With Expert Evaluation in the Veterans Administration - Compassionate Awareness Learning Module Program.

Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health 2023 J Greg Serpa, Stephen R Shamblen, Kathy Atwood et al.

Meditation, including Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI), is a required Complementary and Integrative Health intervention at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Training VA clinicians to provide MBI at scale must address fidelity concerns and the assessment of clinician competency. The psychometric properties of the Mindfulness-Based Intervention: Teaching Assessment Criteria...

Mind-Body Interventions for Rehabilitation Medicine: Promoting Wellness, Healing, and Coping with Adversity.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America November 2020 Jessica Pieczynski, David Cosio, Whitney Pierce et al.

Physical medicine providers work to cure organic aspects of disease while simultaneously enhancing quality of life and well-being. Mind-body interventions are evidence-based, cost-effective approaches to serve these aims. This article enhances provider knowledge and acceptance of the most effective and prevalent mind-body modalities: meditation, guided imagery, clinical hypnosis, and...