Muscle Biofeedback and Transcendental Meditation
Archives of General Psychiatry January 1, 1980 Marjorie Raskin 91 citations
A controlled study compared muscle biofeedback, transcendental meditation, and relaxation therapy for chronic anxiety over a six-week treatment period with follow-up of three to 18 months. Forty percent of subjects experienced a clinically significant decrease in anxiety. No differences emerged between treatments in efficacy, timing of symptom improvement, or durability of gains. The degree of muscle relaxation achieved did not relate to therapeutic outcome. Relaxation therapies alone appear to have limited value for chronic anxiety.