Reduced Trauma Symptoms and Perceived Stress in Male Prison Inmates through the Transcendental Meditation Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Permanente Journal

Sanford Nidich, EdD¹ 

关键词: Reduced Trauma Symptoms and Perceived Stress in Male Prison Inmates through the Transcendental Meditation Program A Randomized Controlled Trial;   

DOI  :  10.7812/TPP/16-007

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Permanente Medical Group

【 摘 要 】

Context: Trauma events are four times more prevalent in inmates than in the general public and are associated with increased recidivism and other mental and physical health issues.Objective: To evaluate the effects of Transcendental Meditationa (TM) on trauma symptoms in male inmates.Design: One hundred eighty-one inmates with a moderate- to high-risk criminal profile were randomly assigned to either the TM program or to a usual care control group.Main Outcome Measures: The Trauma Symptom Checklist and the Perceived Stress Scale were administered at baseline and four-month posttest.Results: Significant reductions in total trauma symptoms, anxiety, depression, dissociation, and sleep disturbance subscales, and perceived stress in the TM group were found compared with controls (all p values < 0.001). The high-trauma subgroup analysis further showed a higher magnitude of effects in the TM group compared with controls on all outcomes, with Cohen effect sizes ranging from 0.67 to 0.89.Conclusion: Results are consistent with those of prior studies of the TM program in other populations and its effects on trauma symptoms and perceived stress.

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