title: DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI OF 2011: STRESS REDUCTION THROUGH THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION® TECHNIQUE.
abstract: This study examined changes in self-reported stress symptoms after instruction in the Transcendental Meditation(®) technique among 171 residents of two cities (Sendai and Ishinomaki) directly affected by the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster compared with 326 non-disaster Tokyo participants previously tested before and after learning the technique and a no-treatment control group (n = 68). The participants completed a rating checklist of mental and physical symptoms. Disaster area participants who learned the Transcendental Meditation(®) technique in contrast to controls showed a significant drop in total symptom score from pre-test to post-test (effect size = -1.09). Results were comparable for an ordinal measure of symptom intensity. The findings suggest the potential value of this procedure for relief from disaster trauma.
authors.affiliation: 1 G-Yamato, Urayasu, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.affiliation: 1 G-Yamato, Urayasu, Japan.
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.affiliation: 2 Kensei Ltd. Healthcare Corporation, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.affiliation: 3 Chokushi-Kai Fukuroda Hospital, Daigo-machi, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hineno
authors.affiliation: 4 Shihonomori Clinic, Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: 5 Maharishi Institute of Total Education, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.affiliation: 6 Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dillbeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000379:methods*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057192:Tsunamis