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Efficacy of the Mantram Repetition Program for Insomnia in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

A Naturalistic Study

Beck, Danielle MPH, CCRC; Cosco Holt, Lindsay PhD, RN; Burkard, Joseph DNSc, CRNA; Andrews, Taylor BA; Liu, Lin PhD; Heppner, Pia PhD; Bormann, Jill E. PhD, RN, FAAN

Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California (Ms Beck, Ms Andrews, and Drs Liu, Heppner, and Bormann); Hahn School of Nursing & Health Sciences/Beyster Institute of Nursing Research, University of San Diego, San Diego, California (Drs Cosco Holt, Burkard, and Bormann); Department of Family Medicine and Public Health (Dr Liu) and Department of Psychiatry (Dr Heppner), University of California, San Diego; and Veterans Affairs San Diego Center of Excellence for Stress & Mental Health, San Diego, California (Dr Bormann).

Correspondence: Jill E. Bormann, PhD, RN, FAAN, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr 111n-1, San Diego, CA 92161 ([email protected]).

This study was funded by the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Mental Health and conducted with resources and support of the VA San Diego Healthcare System and the VA San Diego Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health.The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. The views in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government.

Statistics show that more than 80% of Veterans mention posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related symptoms when seeking treatment. Sleep disturbances and nightmares are among the top 3 presenting problems. Current PTSD trauma-focused therapies generally do not improve sleep disturbances. The mantram repetition program (MRP), a mind-body-spiritual intervention, teaches a portable set of cognitive-spiritual skills for symptom management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the MRP on insomnia in Veterans with PTSD in a naturalistic, clinical setting. Results show that participation in the MRP significantly reduced insomnia, as well as decreased self-reported and clinician-assessed PTSD symptom burden.