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Library of Research Articles on Veterans and CIH Therapies

Library of Research Articles on Veterans and CIH Therapies

Library of Research Articles on Veterans and Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care

February 2024 Edition

The following is the updated version of the VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation’s (OPCC&CT) and VA Complementary and Integrative Health Evaluation Center (CIHEC) QUERI’s “Library of Research Articles on Veterans and Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care”.

1. Articles organized by type of CIH therapy, which include acupuncture, Battlefield Acupuncture, biofeedback, chiropractic care, guided imagery, clinical hypnosis/hypnotherapy, massage therapy, meditation (which includes Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR), mindfulness (other than MBSR) and mantram repetition), Tai Chi/Qigong, and yoga.
2. Articles organized by type of health outcome, which include pain, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance/opioid abuse, stress and well-being, insomnia and sleep, suicide-related issues, and Veteran caregiver well-being and VA employee well-being.

The Library provides the citation (with links to either the actual article or to its page in PubMed) as well as the abstract, if available, for papers published beginning in 2010. Although every attempt was made to include all relevant studies conducted, it is possible we missed some and will gladly include additional studies when found. The Library will be updated annually.


McGowan, M; Taylor, SL. The 2024 Library of Research Articles on Veterans and Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care. Produced by the VA Complementary and Integrative Health Evaluation Center for the VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation. February 2024.

For questions, please contact Mike McGowan (Library Project Manager, CIHEC) at Michael.McGowan3@va.gov; Diana Burgess, PhD (Director of CIHEC) at Diana.Burgess@va.gov; or Stephanie L. Taylor, PhD (Executive Director of CIHEC) at Stephanie.Taylor8@va.gov.

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