EFFECT OF TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION (TM) ON ANXIETY SCORE IN HEALTHY HUMANS
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Clinical Research - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
For present study 75 volunteers between 20-40 years were selected (37 males and 38 females) Volunteers were trained for Transcendental meditation (TM.) After training period they practiced TM every day 20 minutes for 6 weeks. Anxiety score was measured by using clinical anxiety scale (C.A.S.) as given by R.P.Sainath et al [1] before and after the TM session in each volunteer. Comparison of anxiety score before and after the TM was done by statistical analysis. Anxiety score reduction was found significantly in females as compared to males who practiced TM.
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S. S. MENDHURWAR, J. V. GADKARI
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