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Transcendental meditation in hypertension. Individual response patterns
Lancet (London, England)
Short Title: Lancet
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: Nov 30, 1975
Pages: 223 - 226
Sources ID: 33236
Notes: LR: 20150616; JID: 2985213R; 1976/01/31 00:00 [pubmed]; 1976/01/31 00:01 [medline]; 1976/01/31 00:00 [entrez]; ppublish
Visibility: Public (group default)
Abstract: (Show)
Seven selected hypertensive patients were stabilized on drugs at a research clinic. Subjects learned transcendental meditation (T.M.), were seen weekly, and took their own blood pressure several times daily. After 12 weeks of T.M. six subjects showed psychological changes and reduced anxiety scores. Six subjects also showed significant reductions in home and four in clinic blood-pressures. Six months later four subjects continued to derive psychological benefit and two showed significant blood-pressure reductions attributable to T.M. at home and clinic.