Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army Reserve, Command Surgeon, 63d Regional Support Command, Moffett Field, CA, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2013 Apr;26(2):295-8. doi: 10.1002/jts.21790.
This matched single-blind pilot study tested the effect of Transcendental Meditation® (TM) practice on symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTS) in Congolese refugees. Urban refugees (N = 102) staying around Kampala, Uganda attended introductory meetings. After initial random assignment to the TM group, 30 refugees who revealed that they were unable to attend all meetings and were eliminated from the study. The remaining 21 TM group participants were then instructed in TM and matched with refugees in the control group on age, sex, and baseline scores on the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian (PCL-C). All participants completed the PCL-C measure of PTS symptoms at baseline, and 30-day and 135-day posttests. The PCL-C scores in the control group trended upward. In contrast, the PCL-C scores in the TM group went from 65 on average at baseline indicating severe PTS symptoms to below 30 on average after 30 days of TM practice, and remained low at 135 days. Effect size was high (d > 1.0). Compliance with TM practice was good; most reported regular practice throughout the study. There were no adverse events. All refugees who learned TM completed the study and were able to practice TM successfully, with subsequent substantial reduction in PTS symptoms.
这项匹配的单盲试点研究测试了超越冥想®（TM）练习对刚果难民创伤后应激（PTS）症状的影响。居住在乌干达坎帕拉周围的城市难民参加了介绍性会议。初步随机分配到 TM 组后，有 30 名难民表示无法参加所有会议，因此被排除在研究之外。然后，剩下的 21 名 TM 组参与者接受了 TM 指导，并在年龄、性别和 PTSD 检查表-平民版（PCL-C）的基线分数上与对照组的难民相匹配。所有参与者在基线、30 天和 135 天测试时都完成了 PTS 症状的 PCL-C 测量。对照组的 PCL-C 评分呈上升趋势。相比之下，TM 组的 PCL-C 评分从基线时的平均 65 分（表示严重 PTS 症状）下降到 TM 练习 30 天后的平均 30 分以下，并且在 135 天仍保持较低水平。效应量较大（d>1.0）。TM 练习的依从性良好；大多数人报告在整个研究期间定期练习。没有不良事件。所有学习 TM 的难民都完成了研究，并能够成功地练习 TM，随后 PTS 症状显著减轻。
