Wenneberg et al., 1997
Wenneberg, S. R.; Schneider, R. H.; Walton, K. G.; Maclean C. R.; Levitsky, D. K.; Salerno, J. W.; Wallace, R. K.; Mandarino, J. V.; Rainforth, M. V.; and Waziri, R. A controlled study of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on cardiovascular reactivity and ambulatory blood pressure. International Journal of Neuroscience 89: 15–28, 1997.
Individuals randomly assigned to learn the Transcendental Meditation program showed a significant reduction of average ambulatory diastolic blood pressure over a period of four months in contrast to control subjects randomly assigned to participate in a stress education program.
- Year
- 1997
- Journal
- International Journal of Neuroscience
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4709–4717
- Section
- Health
Findings (1)
Health—Cardiovascular
Reduction in Ambulatory Diastolic Blood Pressure
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Stig R. Wenneberg, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth G. Walton, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Christopher R. K. MacLean, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Debra K. Levitsky, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- John W. Salerno, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- R. Keith Wallace, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Joseph V. Mandarino, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Maxwell V. Rainforth, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Rafiq Waziri, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA