Clinical and Pre-clinical Applications of the Transcendental Meditation Program in the Prevention and Treatment of Essential Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Youth and Adults.
Vernon A Barnes, David W. Orme-Johnson
Current Hypertension Reviews August 1, 2006 DOI: 10.2174/157340206778132545 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Hypertensive adults and pre-hypertensive adolescents |
| Intervention | Transcendental Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The authors report that Transcendental Meditation lowers blood pressure in hypertensive adults and pre-hypertensive adolescents at rest, during acute laboratory stress, and during normal daily activity, and they argue it should be included in efforts to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. |
Abstract
Acute and chronic environmental and psychosocial stress contributes to the pathogenesis and progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Stress reduction via Transcendental Meditation (TM)® has been shown to lower blood pressure (BP) levels and reduce CVD risk in adults and adolescents. This article reviews recent findings indicating a beneficial BP-lowering impact of TM in hypertensive adults at rest and in pre-hypertensive adolescents at rest, during acute laboratory stress and during normal daily activity. These findings have important implications for inclusion of TM in efforts to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases and its clinical consequences.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
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