Schneider et al., 1995
Schneider, R. H.; Staggers, F.; Alexander, C. N.; Sheppard, W.; Rainforth, M.; Kondwani, K.; Smith, S.; and King, C. G. A randomized controlled trial of stress reduction for hypertension in older African Americans. Hypertension 26: 820–827, 1995.
Hypertensive individuals who learned the Transcendental Meditation program displayed reductions of high systolic and diastolic blood pressure after three months, in comparison to those practicing muscle relaxation and in comparison to controls receiving education about lowering blood pressure through modifying their lifestyle.
- Year
- 1995
- Journal
- Hypertension
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 6, pp. 3859–3869
- Section
- Health
Findings (1)
Health—Cardiovascular
Reduction of High Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subjects
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Frank Staggers, MD
Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Maxwell Rainforth, MS MA
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Carolyn Gaylord King, PhD
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR, USA
- William Sheppard, PhD
West Oakland Health Center, Oakland, CA, USA
- Kofi Kondwani, MS
West Oakland Health Center, Oakland, CA, USA
- Sandra Smith, PhD
West Oakland Health Center, Oakland, CA, USA