"It’s like a charge – either fuses you or burns you out": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of extreme mental states in meditation context
Meditation, an ancient Eastern spiritual practice, is increasingly being practised in the West where its benefits for mental and physical health have been established. Extreme mental states that can be encountered in the context of meditation have also been reported and often have been labelled as p...
Published in: | Mental health, religion & culture |
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Authors: | ; |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2017
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Mental health, religion & culture
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Further subjects: | B
Phenomenology
B Psychosis B Meditation B Kundalini yoga B spiritual emergency |
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