title: Meditation and psychotherapeutic effects. Self-regulation strategy and altered state of consciousness.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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