BMJ Open
August 25, 2022
Peter J Bayley, R Jay Schulz-Heik, Julia S Tang et al.
Test whether Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) was non-inferior to cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for treating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans via a parallel randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Outpatient Veterans Affairs healthcare centre. 85 veterans (75 men, 61% white, mean age 56.9) with symptoms of PTSD participated between October 2015 and March...
BMJ Open
April 3, 2019
Danielle C Mathersul, Julia S Tang, R Jay Schulz-Heik et al.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating, highly prevalent condition. Current clinical practice guidelines recommend trauma-focused psychotherapy (eg, cognitive processing therapy; CPT) as the first-line treatment for PTSD. However, while these treatments show clinically meaningful symptom improvement, the majority of those who begin treatment retain a diagnosis of PTSD...
Journal of Compassionate Health Care
October 8, 2014
Heather L Chapin, Beth D Darnall, Emma M Seppala et al.
58 citations
The emergence of anger as an important predictor of chronic pain outcomes suggests that treatments that target anger may be particularly useful within the context of chronic pain. Eastern traditions prescribe compassion cultivation to treat persistent anger. Compassion cultivation has been shown to influence emotional processing and reduce negativity bias in the contexts of emotional and...
Journal of Compassionate Health Care
September 26, 2014
Emma M Seppala, Cendri A. Hutcherson, Dong TH Nguyen et al.
113 citations
Background: Stress is a critical problem facing many healthcare institutions. The consequences of stress include increased provider burnout and decreased quality of care for patients. Ironically, a key factor that may help buffer the impact of stress on provider well-being and patient health outcomes-compassion-is low in healthcare settings and declines under stress. This gives rise to an...
Journal of Traumatic Stress
August 1, 2014
Emma M Seppala, Jack B. Nitschke, Dana Tudorascu et al.
180 citations
Given the limited success of conventional treatments for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigations of alternative approaches are warranted. We examined the effects of a breathing-based meditation intervention, Sudarshan Kriya yoga, on PTSD outcome variables in U.S. male veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan war. We randomly assigned 21 veterans to an active (n = 11) or...
Emotion
October 1, 2008
Cendri A. Hutcherson, Emma M Seppala, James J. Gross
748 citations
The need for social connection is a fundamental human motive, and it is increasingly clear that feeling socially connected confers mental and physical health benefits. However, in many cultures, societal changes are leading to growing social distrust and alienation. Can feelings of social connection and positivity toward others be increased? Is it possible to self-generate these feelings? In...