Effectiveness of Mantra-Based Meditation on Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Meditation is defined as a form of cognitive training that aims to improve attentional and emotional self-regulation. This systematic review aims to evaluate the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness and safety of mantra-based meditation techniques (MBM), in comparison to passive or active controls, or other active treatment, for the management of mental health symptoms. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO databases were consulted up to April 2021. Randomised controlled trials regarding meditation techniques mainly based on the repetition of mantras, such as transcendental meditation or others, were included. MBM, compared to control conditions, was found to produce significant small-to-moderate effect sizes in the reduction of anxiety (g = -0.46, IC95%: -0.60, -0.

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Perez Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8949812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature