Robert E Herron

2 papers in the library · publishing 2011-2018

Papers

The Transcendental Meditation Program's Impact on the Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder of Veterans: An Uncontrolled Pilot Study.

Military Medicine January 1, 2018 Robert E Herron, Brian Rees

After one month of practicing the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, 46 veterans with PTSD symptoms showed an average drop of 28 points on the PTSD Checklist, from 51.5 to 23.4, a 54.5% decline. Eighty-seven percent had clinically significant reductions, and 80% fell below the clinical threshold. A dose-response effect was observed: those practicing two 20-minute sessions daily improved more than those practicing one session. The findings suggest TM can reduce PTSD symptoms without requiring trauma re-exposure, though the lack of a control group and random assignment limits generalizability.

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usx059 Full text Meditation PTSD Posttraumatic stress Stress reduction

Changes in physician costs among high-cost transcendental meditation practitioners compared with high-cost nonpractitioners over 5 years.

American journal of health promotion : AJHP January 1, 2011 Robert E Herron

A 14-year study in Quebec compared high-cost health insurance enrollees who practiced the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique with a matched no-treatment group. Before starting meditation, both groups had similar yearly increases in physician payments. After starting, the TM group's average annual payments decreased by $44.93, while the comparison group showed no significant change. The TM group's payments dropped 11% after one year and 28% after five years. The results suggest the TM technique may reduce physician costs, but randomized studies are needed to confirm.

DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100729-arb-258 Full text