Primary treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy are not proving effective. That’s the conclusion of a recent Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article calling for new ideas. The reality, the article points out, is that some two-thirds of combat veterans with PTSD are unable to free themselves from PTSD symptoms despite undergoing conventional treatments.
Here is a new idea–actually an old idea that has been around for decades–that works: Transcendental Meditation…
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Colonel (Dr.) Brian Rees, Dr. David O’Connell and Dr. David Leffler (8 December 2015). Use a Treatment for PTSD that Actually Works. The Hill.
