Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcendental Meditation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives. Our recent systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies on meditation as treatment for PTSD (61 studies) found a moderate effect size of Hedges's g = -0.67 for post-minus-pre change in symptom scores. Separate tests of the four meditation categories found a large effect size of g = -1.13 for the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique that is significantly greater than for each other category. The present follow-up used a different method, calculating effects relative to internal controls, to better characterize the effects of this meditation technique. Materials and Methods. Our study followed Prisma guidelines. Major databases, research anthologies, and bibliographies were searched for studies that used TM for treating PTSD, all military an

SUBMITTER: Orme-Johnson DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12028398 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature