Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in postwar Kosovo high school students using mind-body skills groups: A pilot study

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis,  Jul 2004  by Hammond, D Corydon

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Gordon, J. S., Staples, J. K., Blyta, A., & Bytyqi, M. (2004). Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in postwar Kosovo high school students using mind-body skills groups: A pilot study. Journal of Trauma Stress, 17(2), 143-147. A preliminary study examined whether the practice of mind-body techniques decreases symptoms of posttraumatic stress in adolescents.

Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index questionnaires were collected from 139 high school students in Kosovo who went through a 6-week program that included meditation, biofeedback, drawings, autogenic training, guided imagery, genograms, movement, and breathing techniques. Three separate programs were run approximately 2 months apart. No control group was included. PTSD scores significantly decreased after participation in the programs and remained decreased in the 2 groups that participated in the follow-up study when compared to pretest measures. The data suggest that mind-body skills groups were effective in reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms in war-traumatized high school students. Address for reprints: J. S. Gordon, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, D.C., 20015, USA. E-mail: jgordon @ cmbm. org.

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