EFFICACY OF MEDITATION IN GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

A study was conducted to compare the efficacy of meditation with that of imipramine and chlordiazepoxide in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. At the end of five weeks, meditation was found to be as effective as pharmacotherapy in controlling symptoms of anxiety. It was superior in alter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vahia, Vihang N., Shetty, Harish K., Motiwala, Shakera, Thakkar, Gira, Fernandes, Lizabeth, Sharma, Jagdish Chandra
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21743608
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Sumario:A study was conducted to compare the efficacy of meditation with that of imipramine and chlordiazepoxide in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. At the end of five weeks, meditation was found to be as effective as pharmacotherapy in controlling symptoms of anxiety. It was superior in altering trait anxiety (TMAS Scores). Meditation is an easy to learn and cost effective therapy. It has a distinct edge over pharmacotherapy in that it is does not have the associated problems of habit formation,-withdrawal effects, overdosage or other undesirable effects.

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