Meditation – A two edged sword for psychosis: A case report

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 247-249

  Sharma, P ^a   Singh, S ^a   Gnanavel, S ^a   Kumar, N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Meditation; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP DISORDER; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84955296012     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 20516967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2015.73     Document Type: Article

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