Meditation as a Therapy or a Threat: A Case Series.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to investigate the potential negative psychiatric effects of meditation by presenting a case series of individuals who developed psychiatric illness after meditation.
Results Summary
The study found that while meditation generally has beneficial effects on physical and mental health, it can also induce psychiatric illness, as evidenced by seven reported cases of meditation-induced psychosis.
Population
Individuals who developed psychiatric illness after meditation (case series of seven patients).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meditation | neutral | the emotions | - | - | is an approach to self-regulate | #1 |
Meditation | increase | physical and mental health | - | - | has a beneficial effect on | #2 |
Meditation | increase | - | - | - | has so many positive effects | #3 |
Meditation | increase | - | very few people | - | experience negative | #4 |
Meditation | increase | psychosis | - | - | induced | #5 |
Meditation | increase | psychiatric illness | seven cases | - | developed | #6 |
Meditation is an approach to self-regulate the emotions. Meditation has a beneficial effect on both physical and mental health. Various forms of meditation practices prevail in many religions and cultures for human well-being. Although meditation has so many positive effects, very few people experience negative too. Meditation-induced psychosis has been reported in the past. Here, we present a case series of seven cases who developed psychiatric illness after meditation.