Trial reportThe Permanente journal2014
Effect of transcendental meditation on employee stress, depression, and burnout: a randomized controlled study.
Trial report in The Permanente journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Automatic Self Transcending Meditation (ASTM) Plus Treatment As Usual (TAU) Versus TAU Alone in Patients With Dry Eye Disease (DED): a Single Blind Randomized Controlled Longitudinal Study
Impact of Breathing Exercises and Meditation on Health-Related Quality of Life in Dry Eye Disease Patients: A Pilot Study
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Mantra-Based Meditation on Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological interventions to foster resilience in healthcare professionals.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions for Improving Absenteeism, Productivity, and Work Ability of Employees: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation (TM) for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).PloS one · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Transcendental Meditation to Reduce Stress Among Health Care Workers: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- A reanalysis of a randomized trial on meditation for migraine headaches: Distraction is not enough but meditation takes time.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019Trial
- Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Female Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Study.The Permanente journal · 2017Trial
- Transcendental Meditation for the improvement of health and wellbeing in community-dwelling dementia caregivers [TRANSCENDENT]: a randomised wait-list controlled trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Trial
- Guided Imagery Improves Mood, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Efficacy Trial of Healing Light Guided Imagery.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineTrial
- Improving happiness, resilience, and self-efficacy while reducing stress for rural Lebanese women using the Transcendental Meditation practice: A randomized controlled trial.Women's health (London, England)Trial
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- Impact of 10 Weeks of Yoga Intervention on Mental Health and Overall Well-Being Among Medical Students: GSY Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A pilot intervention to reduce burnout and enhance resilience through transcendental meditation among Georgetown University medical students.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Professional Development Program for Primary School Teachers in the Czech Republic: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Stress and Well-Being of Greek Primary School Educators: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Does Stress Trigger Seizures? Evidence from Experimental Models.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2022Article
- Online guided meditation training (Isha Kriya) improves self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression within 2 weeks of practice-An observational study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Heal the Healers: A pilot study evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory efficacy of a Transcendental Meditation intervention for emergency clinicians during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Article
- Who's more vulnerable? A generational investigation of COVID-19 perceptions' effect on Organisational citizenship Behaviours in the MENA region: job insecurity, burnout and job satisfaction as mediators.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
contextWorkplace stress and burnout are pervasive problems, affecting employee performance and personal health.
objectiveTo evaluate the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on psychological distress and burnout among staff at a residential therapeutic school for students with severe behavioral problems.
designA total of 40 secondary schoolteachers and support staff at the Bennington School in Vermont, a therapeutic school for children with behavioral problems, were randomly assigned to either practice of the Transcendental Meditation program or a wait-list control group. The Transcendental Meditation course was provided by certified instructors.
main outcome measuresOutcome measures were assessed at baseline and four months, and included perceived stress, depression, and burnout. A multivariate analysis of covariance was used to determine overall effects.
resultsAnalysis of the 4-month intervention data indicated a significant improvement in the main outcomes of the study resulting from practice of the Transcendental Meditation program compared with controls (Wilks Λ [3,28] = 0.695; p = 0.019). Results of univariate F tests indicated a significant reduction of all main outcome measures: perceived stress (F[1,32] = 13.42; p = < 0.001); depression (F[1,32] = 6.92; p = 0.013); and overall teacher burnout (F[1,32] = 6.18; p = 0.018). Effect sizes ranged from 0.40 to 0.94.
conclusionsThe Transcendental Meditation program was effective in reducing psychological distress in teachers and support staff working in a therapeutic school for students with behavioral problems. These findings have important implications for employees’ job performance as well as their mental and physical health.
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