Preventing and Treating Trauma & Stress Disorders
By activating the parasympathic nervous system, mind-body approaches like meditation, yoga and guided imagery can teach the body to turn off the stress response. These treatments are an alternative for those who refuse, delay, or feel stigmatized by conventional mental health treatments.
Samueli Institute's work in this area has centered around evaluating cost-effective mind-body approaches and skills training, and on the diagnosis and assessment of stress-related disorders.
Healing Touch & PTSD: Combat Marines receiving Healing Touch combined with guided imagery treatments showed a significant reduction in PTSD compared with their peers. Download the one-pager
The past decade of multiple deployments and prolonged exposure to chronic stress has triggered the onset, development, or progression of many disease processes including depression, anxiety, chronic pain, drug and alcohol abuse, and/or dysfunctions in sleep, appetite and energy. We call these co-occurring symptoms the Trauma Spectrum Response.
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Learn more about Samueli Institute’s efforts to learn more about and combat stress:
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