Veteran PTSD Symptoms Significantly Reduced After 8 Weeks Of Transcendental Meditation

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 in Military 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 in stress and depression, and clear relationships improvements. The participants' overall quality of life improved ... read more >>>>....