Mind-Body Training for At-Risk Populations: Preventive Medicine at its Best
Elder, Charles R. (2017). Mind-Body Training for At-Risk Populations: Preventive Medicine at its Best. The Permanente Journal, 21, article 16-174.
Editorial discussing TM as an accessible preventive-health intervention for incarcerated and other at-risk populations. It comments on two separate prison trials, including the male-inmate trial already cataloged as paper 619, rather than reporting a new study.
- Year
- 2017
- Journal
- The Permanente Journal
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Research Review
- Section
- Research Review
Findings (2)
Review Paper—Rehabilitation
Discusses reported improvements in trauma symptoms in trials of 180 male inmates and 22 female inmates; these are findings of the cited trials, not Elder's own sample.
Transcendental Meditation · Review Paper
Review Paper—Health
Argues for providing in-person mind-body instruction within settings accessible to at-risk populations; this is a clinical perspective, not a tested cost-effectiveness finding.
Transcendental Meditation · Review Paper