Response: Commentary: How to Make the Ghosts in my Bedroom Disappear? Focused-Attention Meditation Combined with Muscle Relaxation (MR Therapy)—A Direct Treatment Intervention for Sleep Paralysis
Frontiers in Psychology May 16, 2017 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00760 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis response addresses a commentary on the author's earlier work proposing a treatment for sleep paralysis. The author contends that the commentary misrepresents the original study's claims and methodology. The author reiterates that focused-attention meditation combined with muscle relaxation (MR therapy) is a direct treatment intervention for sleep paralysis, designed to be used during episodes. The author argues that the commentary's criticisms are based on misunderstandings and that the proposed therapy remains a viable and direct approach for managing sleep paralysis symptoms.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Psychology Medicine |
| Key finding | Argues that focused-attention meditation combined with muscle relaxation remains a direct treatment intervention for sleep paralysis, contrary to criticisms in the commentary. |
Abstract
Citation: Jalal B (2017) Response: Commentary: How to Make the Ghosts in my Bedroom Disappear? Focused-Attention Meditation Combined with Muscle Relaxation (MR Therapy)—A Direct Treatment Intervention for Sleep Paralysis. Front. Psychol. 8:760. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00760 Response: Commentary: How to Make the Ghosts in my Bedroom Disappear? Focused-Attention Meditation Combined with Muscle Relaxation (MR Therapy)—A Direct Treatment Intervention for Sleep Paralysis