The PILOTS Database
PILOTS stands for the Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress. This database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. Unlike other databases, PILOTS does not restrict its coverage to articles appearing in selected journals. It attempts to include all publications relevant to PTSD and other forms of traumatic stress, whatever their origin without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographic limitations.
PILOTS is produced by the National Center for PTSD, and is electronically available to the public. There is no charge for using the database, and no account or password is required. Although it is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the PILOTS database is not limited to literature on PTSD among Veterans.
Research on the effects of yoga and meditation on PTSD and stress
Yoga4Vets List of ongoing yoga and PTSD research
Roster of current studies
Clinical Implications of Neuroscience Research on PTSD
Annals New York Academy of Science, June 2006
Effects of Yoga on Depression and Anxiety of Women
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, June 2009
Effects of a Yoga Breath Intervention Alone and in Combination with an Exposure Therapy for PTSD and Depression in Durvivors of the 2004 South-East Asia Tsunami
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2009
Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Gray Matter Density
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, January 2011
A Randomised Comparative Trial of Yoga and Relaxation to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, June 2007
Stress, Inflammation and Yoga Practice
Psychosom Med: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, February 2010
Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for PTSD in Latina Women
Pacific University, July 2010
Yoga for Anxiety and Depression
Harvard Mental Health Newsletter, April 2009
Articles about research on meditation and yoga and its effect on stress or PTSD
Harvard, Brigham Study: Yoga Eases Veterans PTSD Symptoms
WBUR.org, December 8, 2010
How Meditation May Change the Brain
New York Times, January 28, 2011
The Healing Effect of Yoga on PTSD
YOGA Chicago, March-April 2007
Research Ongoing – Studies Not Completed
Efficacy of Yoga for Treatment Resistant PTSD
Sponsored by the Justice Resource Institute
with the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as collaborator
Military Populations and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sponsored by the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
