Impact of Meditation on Mental Health Outcomes of Female Trauma Survivors of Interpersonal Violence With Co-Occurring Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Women who experienced interpersonal violence are at risk for developing mental health and trauma symptoms, and meditation can potentially be an effective intervention. This study randomly assigned 58 women who experienced interpersonal violence into a six-week meditation training condition or a control condition. Results indicated that meditation was effective at reducing these women's mental health and trauma symptoms.