Veterans Yoga Project

We will have an organized list of academic resources available soon.  In the meantime you can also check out the digital libraries at the National Center for PTSD: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pilots-database/pilots-db.asp, the International Association of Yoga Therapists: http://iayt.fmdrl.org/, and the Trauma Center:  http://traumacenter.org/products/publications.php

Antonio, D. (2003). Feelings of Emotion and the Self. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1001 (THE SELF: FROM SOUL TO BRAIN), 253-261.

Barnes, P. M., Powell-Griner, E., McFann, K., & Nahin, R. L. (2004). Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. Seminars in Integrative Medicine, 2(2), 54-71.

Bessel, A. v. d. K., Paul, B., & Onno van der, H. (1989). Pierre Janet on post-traumatic stress. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2(4), 365-378.

Breslau, N., Davis, G. C., Peterson, E. L., & Schultz, L. R. (2000). A second look at comorbidity in victims of trauma: the posttraumatic stress disorder-major depression connection. Biological Psychiatry, 48(9), 902-909.

Carter, J., & Byrne, G. A two year study of the use of yoga in a series of pilot studies as an adjunct to ordinary psychiatric treatment in a group of Vietnam War veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

[Cimini, L. (2006). Yoga Warriors: Post traumatic stress disorder and the mind-body connection. West Boylston, MA Central Mass Yoga Institute.]

Coleman, A. (2007). Iyengar yoga as a treatment for secondary traumatic stress in mental health professionals.

da Silva, T. L., Ravindran, L. N., & Ravindran, A. V. (2009). Yoga in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders: A review. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2(1), 6-16.

Damasio, A. (2003). Feelings of Emotion and the Self. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences(1001), 253-261.

Descilo, T., Vedamurtachar, A., Gerbarg, P. L., Nagaraja, D., Gangadhar, B. N., Damodaran, B., et al. (2010, April). Effects of a yoga breath intervention alone and in combination with an exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in survivors of the 2004 South-East Asia tsunami. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 121(4), 289-300. 

Emerson, D., Sharma, R., Chaudhry, S., & Turner, J. (2009). Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: Principles, Practice, and Research. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 19(1), 123-128.

Evans, S., Subramanian, S., & Sternlieb, B. (2008). Yoga as a treatment for chronic pain conditions: A literature review. International Journal of Disability and Human Development, 7(1), 25-32.

Feinstein, D. (2008). Energy Psychology in Disaster Relief. Traumatology, 14(1), 127-139. 

Franzblau, S. H., Echevarria, S., Smith, M., & Van Cantfort, T. E. (2008). A Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Giving Testimony and Learning Yogic Breathing Techniques on Battered Women’s Feelings of Depression. J Interpers Violence, 23(12), 1800-1808.

Groessl, E. J., Weingart, K. R., Aschbacher, K., Pada, L., & Baxi, S. (2008). Yoga for Veterans with Chronic Low-Back Pain. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 14(9), 1123-1129.

Grzywacz, J. G., Suerken, C. K., Quandt, S. A., Bell, R. A., Lang, W., & Arcury, T. A. (2006). Older Adults’ Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Mental Health: Findings from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12(5), 467-473.

Hayes, M., & Chase, S. Prescribing Yoga. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 37(1), 31-47.

Hoffman, B. M., Papas, R. K., Chatkoff, D. K., & Kerns, R. D. (2007). Meta-analysis of psychological interventions for chronic low back pain. Health Psychology, 26(1), 1-9.

Hoge, C. W., Terhakopian, A., Castro, C. A., Messer, S. C., & Engel, C. C. (2007). Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Somatic Symptoms, Health Care Visits, and Absenteeism Among Iraq War Veterans. Am J Psychiatry, 164(1), 150-153.

Ikin, J. F., Creamer, M. C., Sim, M. R., & McKenzie, D. P. Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in Korean War veterans: Prevalence, predictors, and impairment. Journal of Affective Disorders, In Press, Corrected Proof.

Kakigi, R., Nakata, H., Inui, K., Hiroe, N., Nagata, O., Honda, M., et al. (2005). Intracerebral pain processing in a Yoga Master who claims not to feel pain during meditation. European Journal of Pain, 9(5), 581-589.

Khattab, K., Khattab, A. A., Ortak, J., Richardt, G., & Bonnemeier, H. (2007). Iyengar Yoga Increases Cardiac Parasympathetic Nervous Modulation Among Healthy Yoga Practitioners. eCAM, 4(4), 511-517.

Kirkwood, G., Rampes, H., Tuffrey, V., Richardson, J., & Pilkington, K. (2005). Yoga for anxiety: a systematic review of the research evidence. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 39(12), 884-891.

Lorraine, P. S., & Patricia, M. W. (2008). Sensory filtering phenomenology in PTSD. Depression and Anxiety, 25(1), 38-45.

Lou, H. C., Nowak, M., Kjaer, T. W., & Steven, L. (2005). The mental self. In Progress in Brain Research (Vol. Volume 150, pp. 197-204, 594): Elsevier.

McCallie, M. S., Blum, C. M., & Hood, C. J. (2006). Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 13(3), 51 – 66.

Morone, N. E., & Greco, C. M. (2007). Body Interventions for Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Structured Review. Pain Medicine, 8(4), 359-375.

Natalia, E. M., & Carol, M. G. (2007). Mind-Body Interventions for Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Structured Review. Pain Medicine, 8(4), 359-375.

Ogden, P., & Minton, K. (2000). Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: One Method for Processing Traumatic Memory. Traumatology, 6(3), 149-173.

Ogden, P., Minton, K., & Pain, C. (2006). Trauma and the Body: A sensorimotor approach to psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

Ogden, P., Pain, C., & Fisher, J. (2006). A Sensorimotor Approach to the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 29(1), 263-279.

Parker, C., Doctor, R. M., & Selvam, R. (2008). Somatic Therapy Treatment Effects With Tsunami Survivors. Traumatology, 14(3), 103-109.

Pilkington, K., Kirkwood, G., Rampes, H., & Richardson, J. (2005). Yoga for depression: The research evidence. Journal of Affective Disorders, 89(1-3), 13-24.

Posadzki, P., & Parekh, S. (2009). Yoga and physiotherapy: A speculative review and conceptual synthesis. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 15(1), 66-72.

Raub, J. A. (2002). Psychophysiologic Effects of Hatha Yoga on Musculoskeletal and Cardiopulmonary Function: A Literature Review. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 8(6), 797-812.

Salmon, P., Lush, E., Jablonski, M., & Sephton, S. E. (2009). Yoga and Mindfulness: Clinical Aspects of an Ancient Mind/Body Practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 16(1), 59-72.

Schiffman, E. (1996). Yoga: The spirit and practice of moving into stillness. New York: Pocket.

Sellinger, J. J., & Kerns, R. D. (2008). Innovations in the Treatment of Comorbid Persistent Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In Collaborative Medicine Case Studies (pp. 387-398).

Sherman, K. J., Cherkin, D. C., Erro, J., Miglioretti, D. L., & Deyo, R. A. (2005). Comparing Yoga, Exercise, and a Self-Care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med, 143(12), 849-856.

Susan, L. R. (2006). Embodiment and Embodied Engagement: Central Concerns for the Nursing Care of Contemporary Peacekeepers Suffering from Psychological Trauma. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 42(2), 106-113.

Thorn, B. E., Cross, T. H., & Walker, B. B. (2007). Meta-analyses and systematic reviews of psychological treatments for chronic pain: Relevance to an evidence-based practice. Health Psychology, 26(1), 10-12.

Tindle, H. A., Davis, R. B., Phillips, R. S., & Eisenberg, D. M. (2005). Trends in use of complementary and alternative medicine by US adults: 1997-2002. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 11(1), 42-49.

Uebelacker, L. A., Epstein-Lubow, G., Gaudiano, B. A., Tremont, G., Battle, C. L., & Miller, I. W. Hatha Yoga for Depression: Critical Review of the Evidence for Efficacy, Plausible Mechanisms of Action, and Directions for Future Research. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 16(1), 22-33 10.1097/1001.pra.0000367775.0000388388.0000367796.

Van Der Kolk, B. A. (2002). Beyond the talking cure: Somatic experience and subcortical imprints in the treatment of trauma. In F. Shapiro (Ed.), EMDR as an integrative psychotherapy approach: Experts of diverse orientations explore the paradigm prism. (pp. 444). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Van Der Kolk, B. A. (2004). Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In J. Panksepp (Ed.), Textbook of Biological Psychiatry.

Van Der Kolk, B. A. (2006). Clinical Implications of Neuroscience Research in PTSD. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1071 (PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER A Decade of Progress), 277-293.

Waelde, L. C. (2004). Dissociation and Meditation. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 5(2), 147 – 162.

Wald, J., & Taylor, S. (2007). Efficacy of interoceptive exposure therapy combined with trauma-related exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21(8), 1050-1060.

Wald, J., & Taylor, S. (2008). Responses to Interoceptive Exposure in People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Preliminary Analysis of Induced Anxiety Reactions and Trauma Memories and Their Relationship to Anxiety Sensitivity and PTSD Symptom Severity. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 37(2), 90 – 100.

Williams, K., Abildso, C., & al, e. (2009). Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficacy of Iyengar Yoga Therapy on Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine, 34(19), 2066-2076.