Meditation: a new role for an old friend.
Leonard D Wright
The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2006 DOI: 10.1177/1049909106289101 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Argues that evidence from scientific literature, including Wallace and Benson's 1972 article, supports the inclusion of meditation in treatment protocols for serious disease, and that further research is necessary. |
Abstract
Meditation has been a spiritual and healing tradition for centuries. In 1972, Keith Wallace and Herbert Benson published a landmark article looking at meditation from a scientific perspective. The author reviewed their article, plus selected scientific literature on meditation since that time, to see if there was enough evidence to warrant the inclusion of meditation in the treatment protocols of serious disease. This review, plus an illustrative case study, demonstrated that such inclusion is warranted and further research is necessary.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Citations in the library
Cites 5
- Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Psychosomatic Medicine July 1, 2003
- Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences November 8, 2004
- Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity: An experimental study with the elderly. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1989
- Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on medical and premedical students. Journal of Behavioral Medicine December 1998
- Effects on regional cerebral blood flow of transcendental meditation. Physiology & Behavior March 1, 1996