Controlled Trial of Meditation for Work Stress, Anxiety and Depressed Mood in Full-Time Workers

  Objective. To assess the effect of meditation on work stress, anxiety and mood in full-time workers.Methods. 178 adult workers participated in an 8-week, 3-arm randomized controlled trial comparing a “mental silence” approach to meditation (n = 59) to a “relaxation” active control (n = 56) and a wait-list control (n = 63).