Meditation For Health Purposes - A Few Online Resources

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Cochrane Reviews

• Meditation therapy for anxiety disorders T Krisanaprakornkit, W Krisanaprakornkit, N Piyavhatkul, M LaopaiboonYear: 2006

• Meditation therapies for attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder T Krisanaprakornkit, C Witoonchart, W KrisanaprakornkitYear: 2007

Various Resources:

• Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research
  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Evidence-based Practice. 2007

• Meditation for Health Purposes
  National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2004

Journal Articles:

• Walsh, Roger; Victor, Bruce; Bitner, Robin. Emotional Effects of Sertraline: Novel Findings Revealed by Meditation American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Vol 76(1) Jan 2006, 134-137

• Oman D. Hedberg J. Thoresen CE. Passage meditation reduces perceived stress in health professionals: a randomized, controlled trial Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology. 74(4):714-9, 2006 Aug

• Effects of yoga and meditation on clinical and biochemical parameters of metabolic syndrome Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 26 June 2007, Deepali Khatri, K.C. Mathur, S. Gahlot, Shreyans Jain and R.P. Agrawal

• Randomized trial of a meditation-based stress reduction program and cognitive behavior therapy in generalized social anxiety disorder Behaviour Research and Therapy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 May 2007, Diana Koszycki, Melodie Benger, Jakov Shlik and Jacques Bradwejn

• Evaluating CAM treatment at the end of life: A review of clinical trials for massage and meditation Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2006, Pages 100-112 William E. Lafferty, Lois Downey, Rachelle L. McCarty, Leanna J. Standish and Donald L. Patrick

• The role of thought suppression in the relationship between mindfulness meditation and alcohol use Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 23 January 2007, Sarah Bowen, Katie Witkiewitz, Tiara M. Dillworth and G. Alan Marlatt

• Hankey A Studies of advanced stages of meditation in the tibetan buddhist and vedic traditions. I: a comparison of general changes Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2006 Dec;3(4):513-21

• Finucane A, Mercer SW An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care BMC Psychiatry. 2006 Apr 7;6:14

• Transcendental meditation may prevent partial epilepsyMedical Hypotheses, Volume 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1462-1463Theo G. Fehr

• Yamamoto S, Kitamura Y, Yamada N, Nakashima Y, Kuroda S Medial profrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex in the generation of alpha activity induced by transcendental meditation: a magnetoencephalographic study Acta Med Okayama. 2006 Feb;60(1):51-8

• Chaya MS, Kurpad AV, Nagendra HR, Nagarathna R The effect of long term combined yoga practice on the basal metabolic rate of healthy adults BMC Complement Altern Med. 2006 Aug 31;6:28

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