Barnes et al., 2005
Barnes, Vernon A.; Schneider, Robert H.; Alexander, Charles N.; Rainforth, Maxwell; Salerno, John; and Staggers, Frank. Impact of the Transcendental Meditation program on mortality in older African Americans with hypertension—Eight-year follow-up. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 201–216, 2005.
This follow-up study found that elderly individuals with hypertension who were randomly assigned to learn the Transcendental Meditation technique showed significantly reduced mortality due to cardiovascular disease after eight years, in contrast to individuals assigned to a health education control group.
- Year
- 2005
- Journal
- Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4728–4736
- Section
- Health
Findings (1)
Health—Aging
Reduced Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Vernon A. Barnes, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, 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
- Frank Staggers, MD
West Oakland Health Center, Oakland, CA, USA