Yoga for veterans with PTSD: Cognitive functioning, mental health, and salivary cortisol.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Research indicates that cognitive functioning is negatively impacted by exposure to chronic stress due to overactivation of the stress response. Yoga has demonstrated benefits when practiced by individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This quasi-experimental pilot study examined the impact of a yoga intervention on cognitive functioning, symptoms of PTSD, and the biological stress response in Veterans diagnosed with PTSD. Method: Cognitive functioning, self-report measures of mental health symptoms, and salivary cortisol were measured within two weeks prior to beginning and following completion of a 10-week yoga protocol. Veterans with PTSD participated in gender-specific groups of the yoga intervention. Paired t tests and corr

SUBMITTER: Zaccari B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7880235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature