Open AccessPsychological Flexibility and Set-Shifting Among Veterans Participating in a Yoga Program: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Timothy J. Avery,
Christine Blasey,
Craig S. Rosen,
Peter J. Bayley
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usy045
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , medicine , acceptance and commitment therapy , baseline (sea) , set (abstract data type) , clinical psychology , mindfulness , cognitive flexibility , psychological intervention , psychology , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , computer science , oceanography , programming language , geology , cognition , statistics , mathematics
Trauma-focused psychotherapies do not meet the needs of all veterans. Yoga shows some potential in reducing stress and perhaps even PTSD in veterans, although little is understood about the mechanisms of action. This study identifies preliminary correlates of change in PTSD and perceived stress for veterans participating in yoga.
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