Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Female Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Study
Nidich, Sanford; Seng, Angela; Compton, Blaze; O’Connor, Tom; Salerno, John W.; Nidich, Randi (2017). Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Female Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Study. The Permanente Journal, 21, 16-008.
Pilot randomized trial of 22 female inmates assigned to TM or a wait-list control; 20 completed four-month posttesting. This is distinct from the earlier study of male inmates.
- Year
- 2017
- Journal
- The Permanente Journal
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Psychological Health
Findings (2)
Psychological Health
TM participants showed greater reductions in total trauma symptoms, intrusive thoughts and hyperarousal than wait-list controls after four months.
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Reported effect sizes ranged from 0.65 to 0.99; 81% of TM participants complied with practice. Larger trials are needed.
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial