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Meditating for 20 minutes will reduce PTSD symptoms

Transcendental Meditation has a positive benefit for many of the conditions associated with PTSD, such as high anxiety, insomnia, depression and high blood pressure

By: Agencies   | | Updated: January 15, 2018 2:23 pm
Tags: Meditation  Mental health  Post Trauma Stress Disorder  
Meditation can help you to boost your emotional intelligence. © Shutterstock

Just 20 minutes of meditation twice a day may reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults, suggests a recent study. Also Read - Mental illnesses on the rise in India: Know why and what you can do to fight the problem

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According to researchers from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, veterans of the war in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found significant relief from their symptoms as a result of practising the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. Also Read - Food insufficiency during COVID-19 pandemic increases depression and anxiety symptoms

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“It’s remarkable that after just one month we would see such a pronounced decrease in symptoms, with four out of five veterans no longer considered to have a serious problem with PTSD,” said lead author Robert Herron. “Transcendental Meditation is very easy to do and results come quickly,” said another researcher James Grant.

The research has shown that Transcendental Meditation has a positive benefit for many of the conditions associated with PTSD, such as high anxiety, insomnia, depression and high blood pressure. The team analysed 41 veterans and five active-duty soldiers in the study had been diagnosed with clinical levels of PTSD.

The study included a 90-day post-test; PTSD symptoms continued to improve.

The noticed a significant benefit after just 10 days of TM practices.After one month, 87 percent had a clinically significant decrease of more than 10 points. The reduction was so great that 37 participants (80 percent) had their symptoms reduced to below the clinical level, meaning that they were no longer considered to have a disorder. “Because it works on the neurophysiological level to reduce stress, it has a broader impact than cognitively-based therapies,” he said.

The participants learned the standard Transcendental Meditation technique and practiced it for 20 minutes twice a day. The findings indicated that the veterans who practiced Transcendental Meditation technique for 20 minutes twice a day had greater benefits than those who practiced once a day. “Researchers have been calling for new approaches to PTSD treatments, and Transcendental Meditation seems to be particularly effective,” Dr. Grant said.

The research appears in Military Medicine journal.

Source: ANI

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Published : January 15, 2018 2:23 pm | Updated:January 15, 2018 2:23 pm
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