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Our initial matched single-blind pilot study tested the effect of Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice on symptoms
of posttraumatic stress (PTS) in Congolese refugees. After initial random assignment to the TM group, 21 TM group
participants were then instructed in TM and matched with refugees in the control group on age, sex, and baseline scores on the
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist�??Civilian (PCL-C). All participants completed the PCL-C measure of PTS symptoms
at baseline, and 30-day and 135-day posttests. The PCL-C scores in the control group trended upward. In contrast, the PCL-C
scores in the TM group went from 65 on average at baseline indicating severe PTS symptoms to below 30 on average after
30 days of TM practice, and remained low at 135 days. Effect size was high (d>1). The follow-up pilot study tested whether
Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice would significantly reduce symptoms of PTS in refugees within 10 days. The PCL
was administered to non-matched wait-list controls from the previous study three times over a 90-day period. Within 8 days
of the third baseline measure, 11 refugees were taught TM, then re-tested 10 days and 30 days after instruction. Average PCL
scores dropped 29.9 points from 77.9 to 48.0 in 10 days, then dropped another 12.7 points to 35.3 at 30 days. Effect size at 10
days was high (d>1). There were no adverse events. All participants completed the study and were able to practice TM.
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