Citation

Haaga DA, Grosswald S, Gaylord-King C, Rainforth M, Tanner M, Travis F, Nidich S, Schneider RH. Cardiol. Res. Pract. 2011; 2011: 537101.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, American University, Asbury Building, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Hindawi)

DOI

10.4061/2011/537101

PMID

21559213

PMCID

PMC3087968

Abstract

A randomized wait-list controlled trial (N = 295 university students) of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program was conducted in an urban setting. Substance use was assessed by self-report at baseline and 3 months later. For smoking and illicit drug use, there were no significant differences between conditions. For alcohol use, sex X intervention condition interactions were significant; TM instruction lowered drinking rates among male but not female students. TM instruction could play a valuable role in reducing alcohol use among male university students. Limitations are noted, along with suggestions for further research.

Language: en