Schneider et al., 2005b
Schneider, R.H.; Alexander, C.N.; Staggers, F.; Rainforth, M.; Salerno, J.W.; Hartz, A.; Arndt, S.; Barnes, V.A.; and Nidich, S.I. Long-term effects of stress reduction on mortality in persons > or = 55 years of age with systemic hypertension. American Journal of Cardiology 95: 1060–1064, 2005.
Follow-up data from two randomized controlled trials found that hypertensive individuals over age 55 who began the Transcendental Meditation program displayed lower overall mortality rate and lower cardiovascular mortality rate in comparison to controls receiving other treatments.
- Year
- 2005
- Journal
- The American Journal of Cardiology
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4737–4742
- Section
- Health
Findings (2)
Health—Aging
Reduced Mortality Due to All Causes
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Decreased Cardiovascular Mortality Rate
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Authors
- 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
- Sanford I. Nidich, EdD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Vernon A. Barnes, PhD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
- Arthur Hartz, MD
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Stephen Arndt, PhD
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Frank Staggers, MD
West Oakland Health Center, Oakland, CA, USA