J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
1999 May;38(3):491-500.
The Effect of Meditation on Depression and Anxiety
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- 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to examine the effectiveness of meditation on depression and anxiety in psychiatric outpatients.
METHOD: Meditation group which had taken the meditation and participated in 20 meditation sessions, and control group which had only taken the medication were given Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) at pre-test and post-test periods.
RESULTS
Comparing pre-test score with post-test score, scores of BDI and STAI decreased at a statistically significant level in meditation group. However, scores of control group did not change significantly.
CONCLUSION
The results of present study suggest that meditation have positive effects on depression and anxiety in neurotic patients.
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