Mindfulness as a mediator between trauma exposure and mental health outcomes: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Lorig K KachadourianIlan Harpaz-RotemJack TsaiSteven SouthwickRobert H Pietrzak

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2021)

The relationship between lifetime trauma burden and various mental health issues of relevance to U.S. veterans may be mediated by mindfulness, or the ability to pay attention to the present moment. Interventions that bolster mindfulness may help mitigate the negative impact of cumulative traumas in this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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