Browne et al., 1989
Browne, G. E.; Fougère, D.; Roxburgh, A.; Bird, J.; and Lovell-Smith, H. D. Improved mental and physical health and decreased use of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs through the Transcendental Meditation Programme. Age of Enlightenment Medical Council, Christchurch, New Zealand; Heylen Research Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; and Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1983.
Immediate and cumulative benefits for mental and physical health, and reduced use of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs were reported to result from the Transcendental Meditation program. The greatest improvements were reported by regular practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 3, pp. 1884–1899
- Section
- Health
Findings (5)
Health—General
Improvements in Physical and Mental Health Correlated with Duration and Regularity of Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program
Transcendental Meditation · Correlation/regression study
Decreased Need for Analgesics, Sleep Medications, Tranquillizers, Antidepressants, Antihistamines, and Drugs for Hypertension, Asthma, and Heart Disease
Transcendental Meditation · Retrospective survey within group
Health Promoting Behavior
Decreased Use of Alcohol
Transcendental Meditation · Retrospective survey within group
Decreased Use of Cigarettes
Transcendental Meditation · Retrospective survey within group
Decreased Drug Abuse
Transcendental Meditation · Retrospective survey within group
Authors
- Graeme E. Browne, MB ChB
Age of Enlightenment Medical Council, Christchurch, New Zealand
- John Bird, BSc
Age of Enlightenment Medical Council, Christchurch, New Zealand
- H. David Lovell-Smith, MB ChB
Age of Enlightenment Medical Council, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Alastair Roxburgh, BSc DiSci
Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand
- David Fougère, BA
Heylen Research Centre, Auckland, New Zealand