Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

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• 2024· Medicina· Research Review
  Orme-Johnson, David W.; Barnes, Vernon A.; Rees, Brian; Tobin, Jean; Walton, Kenneth G. (2024). Effectiveness of meditation techniques in treating post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicina, 60(12), 2050.

  Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of meditation techniques for post-traumatic stress disorder, comparing effect sizes across meditation categories.

  • Review Paper—Health: Across randomized controlled trials, all categories of meditation significantly reduced PTSD symptoms; Transcendental Meditation showed the largest effect (Hedges' g = −1.13), significantly greater than mindfulness-based stress reduction (−0.52) and other approaches, with no serious adverse effects reported; the authors recommend a Phase 3 clinical trial.
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