Mills et al., 1987
Mills, P. J.; Schneider, R.; Hill, D.; Walton, K.; and Wallace, R. K. Lymphocyte beta-adrenergic receptors and cardiovascular responsivity in TM participants and Type A behavior. Summary of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March, 1987. Refer also to findings published in Psychosomatic Medicine 49: 211, 1987 and Journal of Psychosomatic Research 33(6), 1989.
Also: Refer also to findings published in Psychosomatic Medicine 49: 211, 1987 and Journal of Psychosomatic Research 33(6), 1989.
At rest and in response to stress tests, Transcendental Meditation participants maintained lower levels of blood pressure and other physiological indices of stress.
- Year
- 1987
- Journal
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Publication type
- Journal Abstract
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 5, pp. 3010–3010
- Section
- Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
Findings (4)
Biochemical
Lower Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Sensitivity
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Lower Resting Epinephrine Level
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Response to Stress
Lower Blood Pressure Reactivity to Stress
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition
Health—Cardiovascular
Lower Resting Blood Pressure
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- Paul J. Mills, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David Hill, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth G. Walton, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- R. Keith Wallace, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA