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Negative Side Effects of TM. "Apparently suppressed by MIU and the movement are independent scientific researches that measured the negative side effects of long-term TM practice. Table 1 is a summary of these effects and the independent researchers."

Table 1: Independent Research on Transcendental Meditation -

Effects of the TM - Program Researchers

1. No specific or broad scale special benefits.......Desiraju ....Holmes....Smith

2. Adverse effects in social relationships.............German Study

3. Partially impaired mental faculties..................French ...."German"...Otis...Persinger

4. Loss of self-determination and motivation.......German Study

5. Derealization and depersonalization................Castillo...Persinger

6. "Ego-alien" and epileptic-like experiences........Persinger

7. A high percentage of psychological disorders.."German" ..Glueck ...Heide ..Otis

8. Aggravation of preexisting mental illness........Lazarus .... Persinger

9. The onset of mental illness...............................French .... "German" .... Lazarus .