The impact of transcendental meditation on depressive symptoms and blood pressure in adults with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Gathright, Emily C.; Salmoirago-Blotcher, Elena; DeCosta, Julie; Balletto, Brittany L.; Donahue, Marissa L.; Feulner, Melissa M.; Cruess, Dean G.; Wing, Rena R.; Carey, Michael P.; Scott-Sheldon, Lori A. J. (2019). The impact of transcendental meditation on depressive symptoms and blood pressure in adults with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 172–179.
Meta-analysis of nine studies involving 851 adults with cardiovascular disease or hypertension found no significant TM advantage over controls for blood pressure or depressive symptoms. Within-group blood-pressure improvements do not establish a TM-specific benefit.
- Year
- 2019
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Research Review
- Section
- Research Review
Findings (2)
Review Paper—Health
No significant pooled between-group advantage for systolic or diastolic blood pressure; reductions were found within TM groups.
Transcendental Meditation · Meta-Analysis
Review Paper—Psychology
Depressive symptoms did not significantly improve in pooled analyses.
Transcendental Meditation · Meta-Analysis