Meditation becomes a natural cure for post- traumatic stress disorder in veterans

According to the studies conducted by the researchers, it is seen that meditation and mindfulness-based therapy cures the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans.

Two groups of veterans were selected and given sessions of this therapy at different time intervals. The results showed that 49 percent of the veterans reported reduction in the PTSD symptoms as compared to the 28 percent that did not undergo meditation therapy.

A report published by Polusny and colleagues in JAMA (the journal of the American Medical Association) showed maximum cases (roughly one in four) of PTSD returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.