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Heart Rate Variability and Cognitive Bias Feedback Interventions to Prevent Post-Deployment PTSD – HeartMath Institute

Introduction There is a long history of pre-deployment PTSD prevention efforts in the military and effective pre-deployment strategies to prevent post-deployment PTSD are still needed. Materials and Methods This randomized controlled trial included three arms: heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB), cognitive bias modification for interpretation (CBM-I), and control. The hypothesis was that pre-deployment resilience training

Where Published: Military Medicine, Vol. 00, 0/0 2018

Authors: Jeffrey M. Pyne, CAPT. (retired) USN, Joseph I. Constans, John T. Nanney, et al.

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