Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Bormann JE, Thorp SR, Smith E, Glickman M, Beck D, Plumb D, Zhao S, Ackland PE, Rodgers CS, Heppner P, Herz LR, Elwy AR. · The American journal of psychiatry · 2018 · Single-blind randomized controlled trial (outcome assessors blinded)
Original publication · Original publication
Recorded summary
A two-site trial in 173 veterans found greater clinician-rated PTSD improvement with an eight-week mantram programme than present-centred therapy; the between-group CAPS difference was approximately ten points. Insomnia also improved.
Recorded limitations
Participants knew the intervention received. Not every responder measure differed, and results apply to taught mantram practice rather than passive or sub-audible delivery.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
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- peer-reviewed
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- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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- 2026-10-26
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- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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- 2026-10-26
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- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
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https://europepmc.org/article/MED/29921143
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
Topics and recorded topic scores
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- Mantra meditation: cognition, creativity, mental health and cardiovascular outcomes
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- Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- The American journal of psychiatry
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- year
- 2018
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- Bormann JE, Thorp SR, Smith E, Glickman M, Beck D, Plumb D, Zhao S, Ackland PE, Rodgers CS, Heppner P, Herz LR, Elwy AR.
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- summary
- A two-site trial in 173 veterans found greater clinician-rated PTSD improvement with an eight-week mantram programme than present-centred therapy; the between-group CAPS difference was approximately ten points. Insomnia also improved.
- limitation
- Participants knew the intervention received. Not every responder measure differed, and results apply to taught mantram practice rather than passive or sub-audible delivery.
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- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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- 2026-10-26
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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- A two-site trial in 173 veterans found greater clinician-rated PTSD improvement with an eight-week mantram programme than present-centred therapy; the between-group CAPS difference was approximately ten points. Insomnia also improved.
- limitation
- Participants knew the intervention received. Not every responder measure differed, and results apply to taught mantram practice rather than passive or sub-audible delivery.
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
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- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
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- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29921143/ · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611
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- A two-site trial in 173 veterans found greater clinician-rated PTSD improvement with an eight-week mantram programme than present-centred therapy; the between-group CAPS difference was approximately ten points. Insomnia also improved.
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