Self-care mindfulness approaches for refractory posttraumatic stress disorder

摘要

Current first-line posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapies include trauma-focused cognitive behavioral psychotherapies, stress inoculation training such as prolonged exposure, and pharmacotherapies. In recent years, however, the evidence base for mindfulness interventions has been rapidly expanding, as reflected in the 2010 Veterans Administration (VA)/ Department of Defense (DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of PTSD, and the 2011 systematic review by the VA evidence-based synthesis program.1