Meditation in association with psychosis
Chan-Ob, T.; Boonyanaruthee, V.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 82(9): 925-930
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 10561951 Document Number: 1739
This study analysed the correlation between contemplation and psychosis from three cases of patients presenting psychotic symptoms subsequent to practising meditation. Sleep loss following a wrong doing in meditation was found to be the main cause in the first two cases, and drug withdrawal was found to be the principal factor in causing a psychotic eruption in the third case. In this last case, sleep deprivation subsequent to meditation was only a minor influence. Discussion regarding the correlation between meditation and psychosis is presented in this study.
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