Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Harald Walach Author

harald.walach@uni-wh.de

Subjects of specialization
PTSD, Psychological trauma, Mindfulness, Breathing method, Imagination

Affiliation
Medical University Poznan, Dept. Gastroenterology, Poznan, Poland

Biography

Harald Walach affiliated to the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Psychology and Psychotherapy from University of Witten/Herdecke. His current research interests include the Psychological trauma, PTSD, Breathing method, Mindfulness, Imagination, Outcome evaluation, Alternative therapies.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

A Pilot Evaluation of a 2 Hour Intervention Breathing Method in Multiply Traumatized Individuals

Author(s):

Harald Walach, Patrick Palucki and Michael A. Persinger

Objective: Many trauma sufferers seek out alternative treatments. We report the results of a pilot observational outcome study of a 2-hour intensive breathing and awareness intervention in eleven multiply traumatized individuals, 9 of whom completed the intervention and the 30 day follow-up questionnaire.

Methodology: Observational outcome evaluation using a mixedmethods approach: Outcome was documented by applying the Profile of Moods State Questionnaire and a qualitative questionnaire.

Results: Effect size for POMS-Total score from pre-measurement to follow-up was high d=1.4, and was even higher for some subscales, such as “tense” (d=2.7) or “negative mood” (d=2.0). Only the subscale “... view more»

DOI: 10.37532/jtsdt.2020.9(2).196

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