This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-4, 2018
Area
Occupational Therapy
Author
Dr. Madhuri Wane
Org/Univ
Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Sawangi, Maharashtra, India
Pub. Date
04 August, 2018
Paper ID
V4I4-1416
Publisher
Keywords
Pranayamas, Asanas, Jacobson relaxation, Professionals, Depressions

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Dr. Madhuri Wane. To study the effect of meditation in mental health promotion, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Dr. Madhuri Wane (2018). To study the effect of meditation in mental health promotion. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(4) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Dr. Madhuri Wane. "To study the effect of meditation in mental health promotion." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.4 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Today stressful and busy life has indulged every individual in the problems related to physical and mental health, social isolation and financial crunch which leads to psychosomatic disturbances. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Meditation in promoting mental health in the professional population. This was a prospective, randomized, case-control study on 55 subjects who were administered for a training module for 4 months. Individual measurements were carried out at the baseline and after 4 months of practice in almost similar conditions. Two standard psychological evaluation tools were used i.e. WHO Quality of Life. Following 4 months practice of PM, there was an improvement in all domains of WHOQOL ranging from 3 points to 5.7 that is physical health (42.1%) There was an improvement in depression in 7 of 12 subjects. Meditation is a cost-effective, non-invasive intervention with minimal risk of adverse effects and can be safely recommended for the promotion of mental health in Individuals.