Adverse effects of meditation: A review of observational, experimental and case studies
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MRAEs with varying degrees of duration and impairment have been documented in the context of MBPs and in non-clinical settings.
“Though widely underreported and insufficiently monitored in meditation research [17, 18], MRAEs with varying degrees of duration and impairment have been documented in the context of MBPs [18–22] and in non-clinical settings [23–26].”
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- Authors
- Lambert, D., van den Berg, N. H., & Mendrek, A.
- Affiliations
- Bishop's University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Mendrek, A.
- ORCID
- Mendrek, A.
- Venue
- Current Psychology
- Published
- 2021-02-24
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 1112-1125
- ISSN
- 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4733
- OpenAlex
- W3131623345
- Semantic Scholar
- f9ce5a60ac0c2a0d3f81cbbee12a7dd2176ea79e
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 111
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Psychological Health and Well-Being Cluster
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Keywords
- meditation, adverse effects, mental health, well-being, derealization, hallucinations, delusions, interpersonal problems, false memory, non-clinical population
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