title: Transcendental meditation and mental retardation.
abstract: A 26-year old moderately mentally retarded woman was taught the Transcendental Meditation technique. She experienced spontaneous improvements in her verbal and social behavior and physiological functioning over a period of three years while practicing the technique.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013060:Speech