Meditation and psychotherapeutic effects. Self-regulation strategy and altered state of consciousness.
We review the research literature dealing with the psychotherapeutic effects of meditation. The first part of the article reviews studies in which meditation is viewed as a self-regulation strategy. In the second part, studies in which meditation is viewed as a technique for inducing altered states of consciousness are reviewed. We conclude by giving guidelines and suggestions for future research.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001290:Attitude; D003243:Consciousness; D003405:Creativity; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010465:Perception; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012107:Research Design; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy