69 Meditation and Mindfulness
Barr, N., Davis, J. P., Diguiseppi, G., Keeling, M., & Castro, C. (2019). Direct and indirect effects of mindfulness, PTSD, and depression on self-stigma of mental illness in OEF/OIF veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000535
Bravo, A. J., Pearson, M. R., & Kelley, M. L. (2018). Mindfulness and psychological health outcomes: A latent profile analysis among military personnel and college students. Mindfulness, 9(1), 258–270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0771-5
Bravo, A. J., Witkiewitz, K., Kelley, M. L., & Redman, J. C. (2019). Prevalence of mental health problems and willingness to participate in a mindfulness treatment: An examination among veterans injured in combat. Mindfulness, 10(5), 953–963. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-1047-4
Eaton, E., Swearingen, H. R., Zand Vakili, A., Jones, S. R., & Greenberg, B. D. (2020). A brief report on an 8-week course of mindfulness-based care for chronic pain in the treatment of veterans with back pain: Barriers encountered to treatment engagement and lessons learned. Medical Care, 58, S94. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001377
Gaddy, M. A. (2018). Implementation of an integrative medicine treatment program at a Veterans Health Administration residential mental health facility. Psychological Services, 15(4), 503–509. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000189
Goldberg, S. B., Riordan, K. M., Sun, S., Kearney, D. J., & Simpson, T. L. (2020). Efficacy and acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for military veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 138, 110232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110232
Gould, C. E., Loup, J. R., Scales, A. N., Juang, C., Carlson, C., Ma, F., & Sakai, E. Y. (2020). Development and refinement of educational materials to help older veterans use VA mental health mobile apps. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(4), 414–423. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000354
Hamrick, H. C., Kelley, M. L., & Bravo, A. J. (2020). Morally injurious events, moral injury, and suicidality among recent-era veterans: The moderating effects of rumination and mindfulness. Military Behavioral Health, 8(1), 109–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1669509
Harding, K., Simpson, T., & Kearney, D. J. (2018). Reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and irritable bowel syndrome following mindfulness-based stress reduction among veterans. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 24(12), 1159–1165. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0135
Herrmann, T., Marchand, W. R., Yabko, B., Lackner, R., Beckstrom, J., & Parker, A. (2020). Veterans’ interests, perceptions, and use of mindfulness. SAGE Open Medicine, 8, 2050312120938226. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312120938226
Kang, S. S., Erbes, C. R., Lamberty, G. J., Thuras, P., Sponheim, S. R., Polusny, M. A., … Lim, K. O. (2018). Transcendental meditation for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 10(6), 675–680. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000346
Lang, A. J., Casmar, P., Hurst, S., Harrison, T., Golshan, S., Good, R., Essex, M., & Negi, L. (2020). Compassion meditation for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A nonrandomized study. Mindfulness, 11(1), 63–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0866-z
Lang, A. J., Malaktaris, A. L., Casmar, P., Baca, S. A., Golshan, S., Harrison, T., & Negi, L. (2019). Compassion meditation for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: A randomized proof of concept study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32(2), 299–309. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22397
Litz, B., & Carney, J. R. (2018). Employing loving-kindness meditation to promote self- and other-compassion among war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 5(3), 201–211. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000174
Meyer, E. C., Frankfurt, S. B., Kimbrel, N. A., DeBeer, B. B., Gulliver, S. B., & Morrisette, S. B. (2018). The influence of mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and posttraumatic stress disorder on disability and quality of life over time in war veterans. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74(7), 1272–1280. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22596
Miller, M. L., Bagley, J. M., Normand, P., Brennan, M. B., Van Horn, R., Pollack, M. H., & Held, P. (2020). Increasing mindfulness skills of veterans with PTSD through daily mindfulness training incorporated into an intensive treatment program. Mindfulness, 11(4), 964–974. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01326-5
Munro, S., Komelski, M., Lutgens, B., Lagoy, J., & Detweiler, M. (2019). Improving the health of veterans though moving meditation practices: A mixed-methods pilot study. Journal of Veterans Studies, 5(1), 16–23. https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v5i1.128
Murray-Swank, N. A., Dausch, B. M., & Murray-Swank, A. B. (2020). The implementation of a mindfulness-oriented retreat intervention for rural women veterans. Mindfulness, 11(2), 333–349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01234-3
Nidich, S., Mills, P. J., Rainforth, M., Heppner, P., Schneider, R. H., Rosenthal, N. E., … Rutledge, T. (2018). Non-trauma-focused meditation versus exposure therapy in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 5(12), 975–986. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30384-5
Norman, K. P., Govindjee, A., Norman, S. R., Godoy, M., Cerrone, K. L., Kieschnick, D. W., & Kassler, W. (2020). Natural language processing tools for assessing progress and outcome of two veteran populations: Cohort study from a novel online intervention for posttraumatic growth. JMIR Formative Research, 4(9), e17424. https://doi.org/10.2196/17424
Ramon, A. E., Guthrie, L., & Rochester, N. K. (2020). Role of masculinity in relationships between mindfulness, self-compassion, and well-being in military veterans. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 21(3), 357–368. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000240
Reyes, A. T., Bhatta, T. R., Muthukumar, V., & Gangozo, W. J. (2020). Testing the acceptability and initial efficacy of a smartphone-app mindfulness intervention for college student veterans with PTSD. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 34(2), 58–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.02.004
Reyes, A. T., Serafica, R., & Sojobi, A. (2020). College student veterans’ experience with a mindfulness- and acceptance-based mobile app intervention for PTSD: A qualitative study. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 34(6), 497–506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.09.005
Rice, V. J., Baoxia Liu, Schroeder, P. J., & Liu, B. (2018). Impact of in-person and virtual world mindfulness training on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. Military Medicine, 183, 413–420. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usx227
Rice, V. J., Liu, B., Allison, S. C., & Schroeder, P. J. (2019). Mindfulness training offered in-person and in a virtual world—weekly self-reports of stress, energy, pain, and sleepiness among us military active duty and veteran personnel. Mindfulness, 10(9), 1815–1827. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01129-3
Schure, M. B., Simpson, T. L., Martinez, M., Sayre, G., & Kearney, D. J. (2018). Mindfulness-based processes of healing for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 24(11), 1063–1068. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2017.0404
Serpa, J. G., Bourey, C. P., Adjaoute, G. N., & Pieczynski, J. M. (2020). Mindful self-compassion (MSC) with veterans: A program evaluation. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01508-1
Staples, J. K., Gordon, J. S., Hamilton, M., & Uddo, M. (2020). Mind-body skills groups for treatment of war-traumatized veterans: A randomized controlled study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000559
Sylvia, L. G., Bui, E., Chudnofsky, R., Lakin, L., McCarthy, M. D., Gupta, C. T., Furbish, K., Mehta, D. H., Denninger, J. W., Park, E. R., Fricchione, G. L., & Spencer, T. J. (2020). A pilot study of a mind-body stress management program for student veterans. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 40, 101221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101221
Van Voorhees, E. E., Moore, D. A., Kimbrel, N. A., Dedert, E. A., Dillon, K. H., Elbogen, E. B., & Calhoun, P. S. (2018). Association of posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury with aggressive driving in Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(1), 160–166. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000178
Wheeler, M. S., Glass, C. R., Arnkoff, D. B., Sullivan, P., & Hull, A. (2018). The effect of mindfulness and acupuncture on psychological health in veterans: An exploratory study. Mindfulness, 9(2), 564–574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0798-7