Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Trauma and Its Consequences

David J. Kearney, MD is a staff physician at VA Puget Sound Health Care System and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the founder and Director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at VA Puget Sound. He studies the influence of mindfulness-based interventions on a broad range of outcomes, including symptoms of PTSD and depression, quality of life, pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue and attention/memory lapses. He also works on clinical trials comparing Mindfulness-Based Interventions to approaches based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a population with a high prevalence of trauma.Tracy L. Simpson, PhD is a clinical psychologist at VA Puget Sound Health Care System and a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is a senior faculty member of the VA Puget Sound Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education Center. Dr. Simpson has over 2 years of clinical and research experience with trauma and post-trauma sequelae, and has worked on various trials evaluating mindfulness based interventions for PTSD. She has also carried out trials evaluating pharmacologic and behavioral interventions for alcohol use disorders with and without concurrent PTSD.

• Title PageTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter : Why Mindfulness-Based Interventions for PTSD?Chapter 2: Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) for other consequences of trauma, including depression, substance misuse, chronic pain, and other somatic syndromesChapter 3: Practical Considerations for Offering Mindfulness-Based Interventions to People with Traua HistoriesChapter 4: Reflections on Teaching Specific Mindfulness PracticesChapter 5: Moving ForwardReferencesAbout the Authors