An 8-week course of stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation resulted in a 50% reduction in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, researchers reported inMilitary Medicine. The pilot study involved five veterans aged 25 to 40 years with PTSD symptoms – they had all served between 10 and 24 months and had been involved in moderate or heavy moderate combat.
The researchers, from Georgetown University Medical School, explained that Transcendental Meditation resulted in considerable reductions instress and depression, and clear relationships improvements. The participants’ overall quality of life improved.
All the veterans accepted the course well – which is easy to perform.
CAPS (Clinician Administered PTSD Scale) was the main measure for determining how effective Transcendental Meditation was for PTSD symptoms. CAPS is seen as the gold standard by the Department of Veterans Affairs in assessing and diagnosing PTSD for both civilian trauma survivors and military veterans.
Senior researcher, Norman Rosenthal, M.D., was the first to describe SAD (seasonal affective disorder). He pioneered the use of light therapy for patients with SAD.
Rosenthal said:
“Even though the number of veterans in this study was small, the results were very impressive. These young men were in extreme distress as a direct result of trauma suffered during combat, and the simple and effortless Transcendental Meditation technique literally transformed their lives.”
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