Effects of Transcendental Meditation in Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study
Military Medicine June 1, 2011 Joshua Z. Rosenthal, Sarina Grosswald, Richard Ross et al. 98 citations
In an uncontrolled pilot study, five veterans from recent wars with combat-related PTSD were trained in transcendental meditation and followed for 12 weeks. All participants improved on the primary PTSD symptom measure, with an average score reduction of 31.4 points. Significant improvements were also seen in clinician-rated severity, quality of life, and a self-reported PTSD checklist. The findings suggest that TM may help alleviate PTSD symptoms and improve quality of life in this small group, but larger, placebo-controlled studies are needed to confirm efficacy.