Cardiorespiratory and autonomic-nervous-system functioning of drug abusers treated by Zen meditation.
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine September 28, 2018 Pei-Chen Lo, Ping-Hsien Tsai, Hui-Jane Kang et al.
Addicted drugs like nicotine affect autonomic nervous system that results in arrhythmia and other cardiovascular diseases. Notable effects of Zen meditation on autonomic nervous system have been reported during the past decade. Holistic Detox Association (HDA) in Taiwan offered Zen-meditation program to drug addicts as the core scheme among a variety of drug addiction treatments. This paper...
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2018.01.005 (opens in new tab)
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Heart rate variability
Drug addiction
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Cardiorespiratory interaction
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