Blackwell et al., 1975
Blackwell, B.; Hanenson, I. B.; Bloomfield, S. S.; Magenheim, H. G.; Nidich, S. I.; and Gartside, P. Effects of Transcendental Meditation on blood pressure: A controlled pilot experiment. Psychosomatic Medicine 37(1): 86 (abstract), 1975.
Blood pressure and anxiety decreased in hypertensive patients after they began the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- Year
- 1975
- Journal
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 1, pp. 267–267
- Section
- Health
Findings (2)
Health—Cardiovascular
Decreased Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subjects
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Psychological Health
Decreased State Anxiety
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal within group
Authors
- Barry Blackwell, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Irwin B. Hanenson, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Saul S. Bloomfield, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Herbert G. Magenheim, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Sanford I. Nidich, MA
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Peter Gartside, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA