In this excerpt from his thesis, Dr Ramesh Manocha discusses two studies which found adverse effects resulting from meditation.
Despite the very positive perception enjoyed by meditation, there is a small but significant literature describing both serious and non-serious adverse reactions. In 1971 at the Stanford Research Institute, Otis (1971, 1984) conducted a follow-up survey [...]
In this excerpt from his thesis, Dr Ramesh Manocha discusses the potential adverse effects of meditation.
From the review presented in Chapter 2 it was clearly evident that there is no convincing evidence to suggest that meditation has a specific effect. At least one other review agrees with this conclusion. In light of this, and the [...]
In this excerpt from his thesis, Dr Ramesh Manocha discusses the research that needs to be done to explore the adverse effects that may result from meditation.
Reports such as those described above call for a deeper examination of meditation’s potential adverse effects. Thorough, systematic surveys post marketing surveillance-style studies need to be conducted, For this [...]
Dr Manocha discusses adverse events in medicine and how they relate to meditation in this excerpt from his thesis:
The International Conference on Harmonisation adopted a definition of adverse events (AEs) designed to facilitate systematic recording of all untoward events occurring in clinical trials. An AE does not necessarily require a plausible association; rather its definition [...]
Dr Manocha describes the historical accounts of adverse effects arising from the use and misuse of meditation in this excerpt from his thesis:
“Popular myth and legend describe how the use of meditation in attempts to invoke supernatural powers and extraordinary capabilities has typically lead to Faustian consequences. Some meditation traditions describe common patterns of adverse [...]
Dr Manocha discusses the adverse effects that can arise as a result of meditation in the following excerpt from his thesis.
“The National Centre for Complementary Medicine made the following statement about the safety of meditation:
‘Meditation is generally safe. There have been a small number of reports that intensive meditation could cause or worsen symptoms in [...]