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Study of Effect of Vipassana on Anxiety and Depression

K. Adhikari

December 1, 2012 DOI: 10.5923/j.ijpbs.20120206.11 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Pretest-posttest experimental group design
Sample size 31
Population Students taking a Vipassana course for the first time at the Nepal Vipassana Center
Topics Anxiety Depression Meditation
Key findings Vipassana was found to significantly reduce the severity of depressive symptoms (p=0.001) in first-time students at the Nepal Vipassana Center. The authors suggest it could be an option for treating depression alone or with other methods; anxiety results are not reported in the abstract.

Abstract

Th is study employed pretest- posttest experimental group design to study the impact of vipassana at Nepal Vipassana center(NVC) on an xiety and depression of students taking the course for the first time. Th irty one subjects (students) were studied. Vipassana is found to be effective to reduce the severity of depressive symptoms significantly (p=0.001). Vipassana could be the option for treating depression along or coupled with other methods.

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