@article { author = {Azad-Marzabadi, Esfandiar and Amiri, Sohrab and Moghtadaei, Kamal}, title = {Comparison of Mindfulness Based Therapy and Pharmacotherapy on Trauma Related Symptoms}, journal = {Trauma Monthly}, volume = {23}, number = {6}, pages = {-}, year = {2018}, publisher = {Official Publication of the National Center for Trauma Research}, issn = {2251-7464}, eissn = {2251-7472}, doi = {10.5812/traumamon.55969}, abstract = {Background: Trauma related disorder is a common disorder in warfare victims. The present study investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy and pharmacotherapy improving the clinical symptoms of warfare victims suffering from the disorder. Methods: This experimental study was carried out in 2016 on 28 warfare victims with a trauma related disorder. They were randomly assigned into two groups (mindfulness therapy and pharmacotherapy). The study gathered combat-related trauma related disorder data and analyzed it via repeated measures ANOVA. Results: The results showed that a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in the psychological symptoms of mindfulness therapy group was noted in the post-test and follow-up test. Conclusions: The results showed the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy improved the psychological symptoms of warfare victims with trauma related disorders. Mindfulness-based therapy can reduce the psychological symptoms of individuals with trauma related disorders.}, keywords = {Mindfulness,psychological symptoms,Trauma Related Disorder}, url = {https://www.traumamon.com/article_100178.html}, eprint = {https://www.traumamon.com/article_100178_3b0362ea7139be86d5c94c321e3ef481.pdf} }