Minding the Mind–Body Literature: Focusing on Veterans

Publication Harvard University

Peter Wayne, Darshan Mehta, and Gloria Yeh.

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. June 2017, 23(6): 401-404

Combat Exposure May Shorten Chromosomes and Veterans’ Life Span

Author information: Peter Wayne, PhD
Director of Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Division of Preventive Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Citation: Bersani FS, Lindqvis D, Mellod SH, Epel ES, et al. Zen meditation, length of telomeres, and the role of experiential avoidance and compassion. Mindfulness 2016;7:651–659.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Gulf War Illness

Author information: Darshan Mehta, MD
Medical Director, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Director of Education
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Citation: Kearney DJ et al. Mindfulness-based stress reduction in addition to usual care is associated with improvements in pain, fatigue, and cognitive failures among veterans with gulf war illness. Am J Med129:204–214.

Veterans Reconnect to Themselves and Their Partners Through a Multidimensional, Mind–Body App

Author information: Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH
Director, Research Fellowship in Integrative Medicine
Director or Mind-Body Research
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School

Citation: Kahn JR, Collinge W, Soltysik R. Post-9/11 veterans and their partners improve mental health outcomes with a self-directed mobile and web-based wellness training program: A randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res 2016;18:e255.