Schneider et al., 2005a
Schneider, R.H.; Alexander C.N.; Staggers, F.; Orme-Johnson, D.W.; Rainforth, M.; Salerno, J.W.; Sheppard, W.; Castillo-Richmond, A.; Barnes, V.A.; Nidich, S.I. A randomized controlled trial of stress reduction in African Americans treated for hypertension for over one year. American Journal of Hypertension 18: 88–98, 2005.
Individuals with hypertension who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed significantly greater reduction of diastolic blood pressure, as well as reduced hypertensive medication, in contrast to muscle relaxation control group and a health education control over a one-year period.
- Year
- 2005
- Journal
- American Journal of Hypertension
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4682–4693
- Section
- Health
Findings (2)
Health—Cardiovascular
Decreased Diastolic Blood Pressure
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Decreased Use of Hypertensive Medication
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Frank Staggers, MD
Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Maxwell V. Rainforth, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- John W. Salerno, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Sanford I. Nidich, EdD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Vernon A. Barnes, PhD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
- Amparo Castillo-Richmond, MD
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
- William Sheppard, PhD
West Oakland Health Center, Oakland, CA, USA