About this Research Topic
Psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have profound negative effects on biopsychosocial functioning and increases the risk for chronic disease and disability. Current evidence-based treatments are effective, yet often do not fully alleviate trauma symptoms, are unappealing to some trauma survivors, or are unavailable/inaccessible. Moreover, these treatments rarely address trauma-related maladaptive changes in lifestyle (e.g., increases physical inactivity, poor diet, and tobacco use) that can have a lasting impact on physical and mental health.
Lifestyle psychiatry research aims to augment current treatments and further advance the mental health treatment research through the study of lifestyle modification interventions to promote positive and lasting behavior change. Examples include but are not limited to interventions targeting physical activity (e.g., sport and exercise), mind-body (e.g., yoga and tai chi), smoking cessation, and diet with the intention of improving both physical and mental health outcomes.
Lifestyle interventions for traumatic-related stress and PTSD are gaining increasing popularity among lay and research communities. Despite the interest, current treatment guidelines for PTSD state that many lifestyle interventions show promise as PTSD treatments or treatment adjuncts (e.g., yoga and exercise), but there is insufficient evidence to recommend them as front-line treatments. Thus, the objective of this Frontiers in Psychology Research Topic is to provide a platform to promote and disseminate high quality lifestyle interventions and related research for PTSD and/or common medical and psychiatric comorbidities of PTSD (e.g., chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and alcohol and substance use) for which lifestyle interventions/health behavior change can help to manage or improve.
We are interested in publishing high quality original research that advances the lifestyle intervention research for traumatic stress and PTSD field. Authors are encouraged to submit experimental, observational/epidemiological, mechanism research, treatment development studies, and rigorous qualitative research. We are particularly interested in randomized controlled studies focusing on prevention, treatment, and dissemination/implementation.
High quality systematic and meta-analytic reviews are also welcomed. Innovative and methodologically rigorous pilot research (e.g., randomized controlled pilot trials) will be considered. Authors with single group or non-controlled pilot studies should contact the editors prior to submission.
Lifestyle psychiatry research aims to augment current treatments and further advance the mental health treatment research through the study of lifestyle modification interventions to promote positive and lasting behavior change. Examples include but are not limited to interventions targeting physical activity (e.g., sport and exercise), mind-body (e.g., yoga and tai chi), smoking cessation, and diet with the intention of improving both physical and mental health outcomes.
Lifestyle interventions for traumatic-related stress and PTSD are gaining increasing popularity among lay and research communities. Despite the interest, current treatment guidelines for PTSD state that many lifestyle interventions show promise as PTSD treatments or treatment adjuncts (e.g., yoga and exercise), but there is insufficient evidence to recommend them as front-line treatments. Thus, the objective of this Frontiers in Psychology Research Topic is to provide a platform to promote and disseminate high quality lifestyle interventions and related research for PTSD and/or common medical and psychiatric comorbidities of PTSD (e.g., chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and alcohol and substance use) for which lifestyle interventions/health behavior change can help to manage or improve.
We are interested in publishing high quality original research that advances the lifestyle intervention research for traumatic stress and PTSD field. Authors are encouraged to submit experimental, observational/epidemiological, mechanism research, treatment development studies, and rigorous qualitative research. We are particularly interested in randomized controlled studies focusing on prevention, treatment, and dissemination/implementation.
High quality systematic and meta-analytic reviews are also welcomed. Innovative and methodologically rigorous pilot research (e.g., randomized controlled pilot trials) will be considered. Authors with single group or non-controlled pilot studies should contact the editors prior to submission.
Keywords: Posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, physical activity, exercise, sport, mind-body interventions, behavior change, sleep, diet
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