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Adverse events in meditation practices and meditation‐based therapies: a systematic review

M. Farias, E. Maraldi, K. C. Wallenkampf and G. Lucchetti · 2020

Evidence
Review
Kind
Journal article
peer-reviewed
Method
Systematic review of adverse experiences, with pooled prevalence estimates from eligible reports
Sample
83 studies reviewed
Published
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 142(5), 374–393
Practices
Meditation

Adjacent

Studies a related practice or mechanism, without testing Circling.

A systematic review found reports of adverse experiences during or after meditation, with prevalence estimates varying greatly by study design and monitoring method.

What it doesn’t show

Studies differed in practice, recruitment, definitions and how they sought adverse experiences. Reports after meditation do not by themselves prove that meditation caused them. The pooled estimate is not a single risk rate for all meditators and cannot be transferred to relational groups.

Summary based on the abstract and the full text’s search, appraisal, results and limitations sections.

Directions that build on it

  1. Safety, facilitation and harm

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    What makes a circle safe, and what goes wrong when it isn’t?

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Cite

Farias, M., Maraldi, E., Wallenkampf, K. C., & Lucchetti, G. (2020). Adverse events in meditation practices and meditation‐based therapies: a systematic review. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 142(5), 374–393. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13225