EFFICACY OF MEDITATION IN GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
V. Vahia, H. Shetty, Shakera Motiwala, Gira Thakkar, L. Fernandes, J. Sharma
Indian Journal of Psychiatry April 1, 1993
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Comparative clinical trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| Interventions | Meditation imipramine chlordiazepoxide |
| Duration | 5 weeks |
| Measures | TMAS |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | After five weeks, meditation was reported to be as effective as imipramine and chlordiazepoxide in controlling anxiety symptoms, and superior in altering trait anxiety measured by TMAS scores. The authors argue meditation is easy to learn, cost effective, and free of habit formation, withdrawal effects, and overdosage risks. |
Abstract
A study was conducted to compare the efficacy of meditation with that of imipramine and chlordiazepoxide in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. At the end of five weeks, meditation was found to be as effective as pharmacotherapy in controlling symptoms of anxiety. It was superior in altering trait anxiety (TMAS Scores). Meditation is an easy to learn and cost effective therapy. It has a distinct edge over pharmacotherapy in that it is does not have the associated problems of habit formation,-withdrawal effects, overdosage or other undesirable effects.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on anxiety, most cited first.