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Evidence suggests Meditation maydecreaseStress response.
9 studies (8 claims)
Emerging evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga meditation | Decreases - reduced | sympathetic response | Human | female college students | Not specified | From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? |
| meditation intervention | No effect - did not significantly influence the response | response to meditation | Human | participants with varying demographics, psychological traits, self-concept, and length of meditation practice | Not specified | Individual differences in meditation interventions: A meta-analytic study.cited 11× |
| meditation | Increases - found a bigger impact | emotional response to a painful stimulus | Human | — | Not specified | Meditation as an Adjunct to the Management of Acute Pain.cited 8× |
| meditation | No effect - differential response | response to therapy | Human | — | Not specified | The influence of genetic factors on brain plasticity and recovery after neural injury.cited 31× |
| meditation | Decreases - reducing the stress response | stress response | Human | — | Not specified | Investigating the Impact of Ashwagandha and Meditation on Stress Induced Obesogenic Eating Behaviours. |
| meditation | Decreases - helps regulate | the stress response | Human | — | Not specified. | The Effects of Stress and Meditation on the Immune System, Human Microbiota, and Epigenetics.cited 38× |
| 8-month daily-guided intensive meditation-based intervention (iMI) plus general rehabilitation program (GRP) | Increases - significantly increased | treatment response rates (≥25% reduction) for PANSS total score, positive symptoms, and hallucination/delusion items | Human | male inpatients with schizophrenia with treatment-refractory hallucinations and delusions (TRHDs) | Daily-guided intensive meditation (specific duration/frequency not detailed beyond "daily"). | Eight-month intensive meditation-based intervention improves refractory hallucinations and delusions and quality of life in male inpatients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - supported the potential to enhance response | response to hypnosis treatment | Human | individuals with multiple sclerosis and chronic pain, fatigue, or both | Not specified | USE OF NEUROFEEDBACK AND MINDFULNESS TO ENHANCE RESPONSE TO HYPNOSIS TREATMENT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: Results From a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 23× |
| compassion meditation (CM) | Decreases - may reduce | immune response | Human | — | Not specified | Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: potential for psychological interventions.cited 317× |