Veterans face unique mental health challenges, including elevated rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, compounded by cultural barriers to traditional therapies. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) offers a trauma-informed, non-pharmacological intervention tailored to align with military values. This study employed a repeated-measures design with 4 time...
Thirteen studies were included in the current systematic review and meta-analysis with 1131 participants. Both within- and between-group comparisons demonstrated reductions in depressive and PTSD symptoms with medium effect sizes post MBSR intervention. Additionally, MBSR demonstrated small effects in improving mindfulness in veterans at post-intervention. Maintenance of treatment effects were...