Open AccessMindfulness as a mediator between trauma exposure and mental health outcomes: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Author(s) -
Lorig K. Kachadourian,
Ilan HarpazRotem,
Jack Tsai,
Steven M. Southwick,
Robert H. Pietrzak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000995
Subject(s) - mindfulness , mental health , psycinfo , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , population , suicidal ideation , psychological resilience , alcohol use disorder , psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , medline , medical emergency , psychotherapist , biochemistry , chemistry , alcohol , environmental health , political science , law
Exposure to traumatic life events is associated with increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems such as suicidal ideation (SI), alcohol use disorder (AUD), and decreased quality of life (QOL). Mindfulness, which involves attending to the present moment, may help individuals cope with traumatic events by increasing acceptance of trauma-related experiences and decreasing trauma-related negative affect and avoidance of trauma reminders. The current study evaluated whether mindful attention to the present moment mediated the association between number of lifetime traumas and mental health.