TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION, ALTERED REALITY TESTING, AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease July 1, 1975 Alfred P. French, Albert C. Schmid, Elizabeth N. Ingalls 48 citations
A 39-year-old woman experienced altered reality testing and behavior several weeks after starting transcendental meditation. The episode's course is described, and evidence is presented that her meditation practice caused the behavioral changes. Appropriate treatment for such reactions is discussed.