APRIL 18, 2019 POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

A well recognized disease today , Post Traumatic Stress Disease ( PTSD) now may have some help. There are many individuals suffering with PTSD/ Some do not respond or never were given the opportunity to respond to traditional prolonged exposure ( PE ) therapy.

The study studied 200 veterans with PTSD and grouped them into three therapies, Transcendental Meditation ( TM) , Prolonged Exposure Therapy ( PE) and PTSD Health Education ( HE) .

At the conclusion of the study , it was found that TM could be a stand alone or adjunct therapy in PTSD patients This study was published in Lancet Psychiatry in November 2018.

Until tomorrow…