News tagged with transcendental meditation


Filmmaker David Lynch touts meditation for PTSD

Veteran filmmaker David Lynch says US authorities should use more transcendental meditation to help soldiers returning from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees

A significant percentage of veterans returning from wars exhibit symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTS). This is now recognized as a serious health problem, but what about the victims of such violence? Refugees ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

War veterans say meditation could solve PTSD

US war veterans on Monday suggested meditation to help heal the post-war mental disturbances that afflict a growing number of American soldiers, including possibly the ex-Marine who gunned down the country's most famous sniper ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Meditation may reduce death, heart attack and stroke in heart patients

African Americans with heart disease who practiced Transcendental Meditation regularly were 48 percent less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die from all causes compared with African Americans who attended a health ...

Cardiology created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meditation practice may decrease risk for cardiovascular disease in teens

Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.

Health created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast