Barnes et al., 2001
Barnes, V. A.; Treiber, F. A.; and Davis, H. Impact of Transcendental Meditation on cardiovascular function at rest and during acute stress in adolescents with high normal blood pressure. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 51: 597–605, 2001.
Adolescents with high normal blood pressure who were randomly assigned to learn the Transcendental Meditation program, in contrast to a health education control group, showed a significant reduction of resting systolic blood pressure over two months as well as reduction in stress reactivity of systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output.
- Year
- 2001
- Journal
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4694–4703
- Section
- Health
Findings (2)
Health—Cardiovascular
Decreased Resting Systolic Blood Pressure
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Calmer Response to Stress, as Measured by Systolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Cardiac Output Reactivity
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Vernon A. Barnes, PhD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
- Frank A. Treiber, PhD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
- Maribeth H. Johnson, MS
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA