Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Treatment Reduces Need for Clinical Services and Behavioral Healthcare

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Dessa Bergen-Cico, Syracuse UniversityFollow
Emily M. Johnson, VA Center for Integrated HealthcareFollow
Kyle Possemato, VA Center for Integrated HealthcareFollow
Mia Zappala, VA Center for Integrated HealthcareFollow
Allyson Smith, VA Center for Integrated HealthcareFollow
Robyn Sedotto, VA Center for Integrated HealthcareFollow

ORCID

Dessa Bergen-Cico: 0000-0002-8852-732X

Kyle Possemato:0000-0003-3456-9580

Document Type

Poster

Date

4-10-2025

Keywords

Mindfulness, Trauma, PTSD, Primary care, Integrative behavioral healthcare

Department

Public Health

Language

English

Funder(s)

National Institutes of Health and National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health

Funding ID

NIH NCCI R34 AT009678-01

Disciplines

Military and Veterans Studies

Description/Abstract

Behavioral healthcare engagement is low for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) even in systems where high-quality evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) are available. Mindfulness based interventions (MBI) may mitigate avoidance in treatment through self-regulation and non-judgmental self-awareness. This study analyzed treatment engagement and service utilization of Veterans engaged in a randomized clinical trial MBI for PTSD (A Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training (PCBMT)) to assess its impact on behavioral healthcare engagement in populations with PTSD.

Recommended Citation

Bergen-Cico, D, Johnson, E, Possemato, K., Zappala, M. Smith, A, & Sedotto, R (April, 2025) Veterans Advance Complementary and Integrative Mental healthcare. Voices of Service Research Symposium, Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Syracuse University

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