New grant funds research on TM and alcohol relapse

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Peter G. Dodge Foundation Funds Research on Meditation and Alcohol Relapse

BALTIMORE, MD–The Peter G. Dodge Foundation (PGDF) announced its inaugural research grant of $225,000 to be awarded to the David Lynch Foundation for a feasibility study on Transcendental Meditation (TM) and alcohol dependence. The study will attempt to establish whether TM is useful in preventing relapse following inpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder.

The David Lynch Foundation will contract with the Friends Research Institute, a non-profit research institution specializing in substance use health services research, to conduct the study. Principal Investigator Jan Gryczynski, PhD, will oversee the study, which will be conducted at  the Avery Road Treatment Center in Rockville, MD. Avery Road is an inpatient treatment facility annually serving over 400 patients with a primary diagnosis of alcohol use disorder.

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