D S Shannahoff-Khalsa

Randomized controlled trial of yogic meditation techniques for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

CNS Spectrums December 1999 D S Shannahoff-Khalsa, L E Ray, S Levine et al.

The objective of this study was to compare efficacy of two meditation protocols for treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Patients were randomized to two groups-matched for sex, age, and medication status-and blinded to the comparison protocol. They were told the trial would last for 12 months, unless one protocol proved to be more efficacious. If so, groups would merge,...