MEDITATION techniques used by the Beatles could combat PTSD, researchers have found.
Thinking of a mantra could help sufferers, a study of US veterans in The Lancet suggested.
Experts describe transcendental meditation as thinking without “concentration or contemplation” for a “restful alertness”.
It was pioneered by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who taught the Beatles and Beach Boys in the 1960s in India.
Dr Sanford Nidich of Maharishi University in Iowa said TM could help veterans deal with traumatic flashbacks.
He said: “PTSD is a serious and disabling condition, affecting an estimated 14 per cent of US veterans deployed in or returning from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“PTSD harms veterans’ mental, physical, and financial wellbeing, and there is also growing evidence of links between PTSD and cardiovascular health, occupational functioning, metabolic function, and possibly even dementia risk.
“Our findings indicate the feasibility and efficacy of transcendental meditation as a potential therapy for veterans with PTSD and encourages future research to explore the durability of the benefits and applications to other populations with PTSD.”
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The study found transcendental meditation was just as effective as one of the leading treatments for PTSD – prolonged exposure therapy.
That technique involves taking sufferers back to painful memories to understand them.
Dr Nidich added: “Our findings provide further evidence that PTSD treatments can be effective without an exposure component.
“Historically, the benefit of exposing people with PTSD to traumatic memories has been seen as an important part of the therapeutic process.
“However, evidence is increasingly supportive of non-exposure treatments also being beneficial.”
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