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What is Transcendental Meditation?

The Transcendental Meditation technique, or TM, is a form of mantra meditation introduced worldwide in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
to improve my overall physiology & mood stability as per study rsults 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Pain 1 0
slow or stop obsessive thoughts 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Promote relaxation 1 0
Stress 1 0
Transcend Pain 1 0

See all 5 patients currently using Transcendental Meditation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Transcendental Meditation

Spaced out 1

Reported Schedules

  15 min every other week 15 min daily 40 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Transcendental Meditation (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Transcendental Meditation

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Transcendental Meditation

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Using Transcendental Meditation

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Transcendental Meditation

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Transcendental Meditation

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Transcendental Meditation

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on February 12, 2012.