Blackwell B, Bloomfield S, Gartside P, Robinson A, Hanenson I, Magenheim H, Nidich S, Zigler R
Lancet. 1976 Jan 31;1(7953):223-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)91341-6.
Seven selected hypertensive patients were stabilized on drugs at a research clinic. Subjects learned transcendental meditation (T.M.), were seen weekly, and took their own blood pressure several times daily. After 12 weeks of T.M. six subjects showed psychological changes and reduced anxiety scores. Six subjects also showed significant reductions in home and four in clinic blood-pressures. Six months later four subjects continued to derive psychological benefit and two showed significant blood-pressure reductions attributable to T.M. at home and clinic.
七名选定的高血压患者在一家研究诊所通过药物治疗病情稳定。受试者学习了超觉静坐法（T.M.），每周接受检查，并每天多次自行测量血压。经过12周的超觉静坐法练习，六名受试者出现了心理变化，焦虑评分降低。六名受试者的家庭血压和四名受试者的诊所血压也显著降低。六个月后，四名受试者继续从心理上受益，两名受试者在家庭和诊所测量时，血压因超觉静坐法练习而显著降低。
