Background: Meditation has been increasingly adapted for healthy populations and
participants with diseases. Its beneficial effects are still challenging to determine due to the …

Study Basis: This evidence map presents a summary of studies that addressed the effects of
meditation on various clinical and health conditions. Meditation is a contemplative practice …

Objective: To provide a descriptive overview of the clinical trials assessing meditation
practices for health care. Design: Systematic review of the literature. Comprehensive …

Background: Meditative techniques are sought frequently by patients coping with medical
and psychological problems. Because of their increasingly widespread appeal and use, and …

Background An increasing number of studies are investigating traditional meditation
retreats. Very little, however, is known about their effectiveness. Objective To evaluate the …

Objectives Meta-analyses have identified benefits of meditation for many specific health
outcomes, including depression, diabetes, and smoking. However, the meditation literature …

Importance Many people meditate to reduce psychological stress and stress-related health
problems. To counsel people appropriately, clinicians need to know what the evidence says …

No review papers have examined studies that have directly compared non-active forms of
meditation with exercise to evaluate effects on physical or psychosocial outcomes, which …

The rapidly growing body of research regarding the use of meditation interventions in
chronic disease presents an opportunity to compare outcomes based on intervention …

Objectives To review and synthesize the state of research on a variety of meditation
practices, including: the specific meditation practices examined; the research designs …