Références de quelques recherches les plus marquantes sur le programme de MT et de MT-Sidhi de Maharishi

Six volumes d'études scientifiques
sur la Méditation Transcendantale et le programme de MT-Sidhi de Maharishi Les Références sont extraites de plus de 5000 pages présentant l'essentiel de 600 études scientifiques conduites dans une trentaine de pays par 200 instituts de recherche indépendants (21 sur 29 centimètres)

Effets Physiologiques :

• Wallace, R.K., et al. (1971). A wakeful hypometabolic physiologic state. American Journal of Physiology, 221: 795-799.
• Dillbeck, M.C. and Orme-Johnson, D.W. (1987). Physiological differences between Transcendental Meditation and rest. American Psychologist, 42: 879-881.
• Gallois, P. (1984). Modifications neurophysiologiques et respiratoires lors de la pratique des techniques de relaxation. L'Encéphale, 10: 139-144.
• Glaser, J.L., Brind, J., Vogelman, J.H., et al. (1992). Elevated serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15: 327-341.
• Jevning, R., et. al. (1983). Metabolic control in a state of decreased activation: Modulation of red cell metabolism. American Journal of Physiology, 245 (Cell Physiology. 14): C457-C461.
• Wolkove, N., et. al. (1984). Effect of Transcendental Meditation on breathing and respiratory control. Journal of Applied Physiology: Respiratory, Environmental and Exercise Physiology, 56(3): 607-612.

Santé :

• Alexander, C.N., et al. (1989). Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity: An experimental study with the elderly. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57: 950-964.
• Orme-Johnson, D.W. (1987). Medical care utilization and the Transcendental Meditation program. Psychosomatic Medicine, 49: 493-507.
• Schneider, R.H., Alexander, C.N., and Wallace, R.K. (1992). In search of an optimal behavioral treatment for hypertension: Review and focus on Transcendental Meditation. In Johnson, E.H., et al. (1992). Personality, Elevated Blood Pressure, and Essential Hypertension, Washington D.C.: Hemisphere, pp. 291-316.
• Wallace, R.K., Dillbeck, M.C., Jacobe, E., and Harrington, B. (1982). The effects of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program on the aging process. International Journal of Neuroscience, 16: 53-58.
• Wilson, A.F., Honsberger, R.W., Chiu, J.T., and Novey, H.S. (1975). Transcendental Meditation and asthma. Respiration, 32: 74-80.

• Cranson, R.W., et al. (1991). Transcendental Meditation and improved performance on intelligence-related measures: A longitudinal study. Personality and Individual Differences, 12: 1105-1116.
• Dillbeck, M.C. (1982). Meditation and flexibility of visual perception and verbal problem solving. Memory and Cognition, 10: 207-215.
• Dillbeck, M.C., Orme-Johnson, D.W., and Wallace, R.K. (1981). Frontal EEG coherence, H-reflex recovery, concept learning, and the TM-Sidhi program. International Journal of Neuroscience, 15: 151-157.
• Kember, P. (1985). The Transcendental Meditation technique and postgraduate academic performance. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 55: 164-166.
• Nidich, S.I. and Nidich, R.J. (1989). Increased academic achievement at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment: A replication study. Education, 109: 302-304.
• Travis, F.T. (1979). The TM technique and creativity: A longitudinal study of Cornell University undergraduates. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 13: 169-180.
• Turnbull, M.J., and Norris, H. (1982). Effects of Transcendental Meditation on self-identity indices and personality. British Journal of Psychology, 73:57-68.

Santé psychique :

• Alexander, C.N., Rainforth, M.V., and Gelderloos, P. (1991). Transcendental Meditation, self-actualization, and psychological health: A conceptual overview and statistical meta-analysis. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 6: 189-247.
• Brooks, J. S., and Scarano, T. (1985). Transcendental Meditation in the treatment of post-Vietnam adjustment. Journal of Counseling and Development, 64: 212-215.
• Eppley, K.R., Abrams, A.I., and Shear, J. (1989). Differential effects of relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45: 957-974.
• Gaylord, C., et al. (1989). The effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique and progressive muscle relaxation on EEG coherence, stress reactivity, and mental health in black adults. International Journal of Neuroscience, 46: 77-86.
• Gelderloos, P., Hermans, H.J.M., Ahlstršm, H.H., and Jacoby, R. (1991). Transcendence and psychological health: Studies with long-term participants of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. The Journal of Psychology, 124: 177-197.

Travail :

• Frew, D.R. (1974). Transcendental Meditation and productivity. Academy of Management Journal, 17: 362-368.
• Haritani, T. and Henmi, T. (1990). Effects of Transcendental Meditation on mental health of industrial workers. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health, 32: 656.
• Haratani, T. and Henmi, T. (1990). Effects of Transcendental Meditation on health behavior of industrial workers. Japanese Journal of Public Health, 37: 729.
• Alexander, C.N., Swanson, G.C., Rainforth, M.V., Carlisle, T.W., Todd, C.C., and Oates, R.M. (1993). Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on stress reduction, health, and employee development: a prospective study in two occupational settings. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 6: 245-262.

Réhabilitation :

• Bleick, C.R., and Abrams, A.I. (1987). The Transcendental Meditation program and criminal recidivism in California. Journal of Criminal Justice, 15: 211-230.
• Gelderloos, P., Walton, K.G., Orme-Johnson, D.W., and Alexander, C.N. (1991). Effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation program in preventing and treating substance misuse: A review. International Journal of the Addictions, 26(3): 293-332.
• Alexander, C.N., Robinson, P., and Rainforth, M.V. (1994). Treating and preventing alcohol, nicotine, and drug abuse through Transcendental Meditation: A review and statistical meta-analysis. Alcohol Treatment Quarterly, 11.

Amélioration de la qualité de la vie en société :

• Dillbeck, M.C. (1990). Test of a field theory of consciousness and social change: Time series analysis of participation in the TM-Sidhi program and reduction of violent death in the U.S. Social Indicators Research, 22: 399-418.
• Dillbeck, M.C., et al. (1988). Test of a field model of consciousness and social change: The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program and decreased urban crime. The Journal of Mind and Behavior, 9: 457-486.
• Orme-Johnson, D. W, et al. (1988). International Peace Project in the Middle East: The effect of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 32: 776-812.

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Première partie

Page d'accueil de la technique de Méditation Transcendantale.