The Effect of Meditation on Depression and Anxiety.
- Author:
Jung Ho LEE
1
;
Young Mee KIM
;
Young Min CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Meditation;
Depression;
Anxiety
- MeSH:
Anxiety*;
Depression*;
Humans;
Meditation*;
Outpatients
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1999;38(3):491-500
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to examine the effectiveness of meditation on depression and anxiety in psychiatric outpatients. METHOD: Meditation group which had taken the meditation and participated in 20 meditation sessions, and control group which had only taken the medication were given Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) at pre-test and post-test periods. RESULTS: Comparing pre-test score with post-test score, scores of BDI and STAI decreased at a statistically significant level in meditation group. However, scores of control group did not change significantly. CONCLUSION: The results of present study suggest that meditation have positive effects on depression and anxiety in neurotic patients.
