Meditation-related psychological adverse effects, challenging, unpleasant, and negative experiences: Toward the safe dissemination and practice of advanced meditation

PsyArXiv March 8, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2cgs3_v2 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Review
Topics	Meditation
Key findings	Advanced meditation can produce psychological adverse effects that require attention for safe practice and dissemination.

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Meditation-related psychological adverse effects, challenging, unpleasant, and negative experiences: Toward the safe dissemination and practice of advanced meditation

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