ORCID
Dessa Bergen-Cico: 0000-0002-8852-732X
Document Type
Poster
Date
4-10-2025
Keywords
Trauma, PTSD, Complementary health, Integrative health, Mindfulness, Dog therapy
Department
Public Health
Language
English
Funder(s)
National Institutes of Health and National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health, U.S. Veterans Healthcare Administration Center of Excellence
Funding ID
NIH NCCI R34 AT009678-01
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies
Description/Abstract
This poster encompasses findings from research using complementary and integrative health interventions for Veterans with traumatic stress/PTSD. These studies encompass: a.) the use of mindfulness-based interventions for treatment of PTS/PTSD, suicidality, and depression (Possemato, Bergen-Cico et al, 2016) b.) implementation science involving Veteran peers as co-facilitators of primary care delivery of mindfulness-based interventions for Veterans with PTS/PTSD (Possemato, Bergen-Cico et al, 2022) c.) the efficacy of mindfulness-based intervention as evidenced by changes in biomarkers like cortisol a stress hormone(Bergen-Cico, Possemato, et al, 2014) d.) dog ownership and companionship for management of PTS/PTSD (Bergen-Cico et al, 2019; Ramon, Bergen-Cico Possemato, 2022)
Recommended Citation
Bergen-Cico, D. (2025) Veteran's Service in Research Veteran's Advance Complementary and Integrative Mental Healthcare. the Voices of Service Symposium, Syracuse University
Creative Commons License
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