Lazar et al., 1977

Lazar, Z.; Farwell, L.; and Farrow, J. T. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on anxiety, drug abuse, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption. Graduate School of Education, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; and Graduate Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, 1972.

A marked reduction in anxiety and drug use was measured in subjects after they began the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. The reduction was even more marked in those who practiced the technique over longer periods of time, showing a cumulative effect.

Year

1977

Publication type

Collected Papers

Paper type

Empirical

Collected Papers

Vol. 1, pp. 524–535

Section

Rehabilitation

Findings (4)

Authors

• Zoe Lazar, EdD

  Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

• John T. Farrow, PhD

  Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA

• Lawrence Farwell, BA

  Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA