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Keep this study
Lead
University of Arizona
With
Emory University
Age
25–55
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Good medical health
You may not be if
current major depression
current substance abuse
lifetime history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder type I as assessed by the Structured Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV (SCID)
suicidal ideation or suicide attempt within one year of study enrollment
diagnosis of any serious ongoing medical condition including malignancy, auto-immune disease (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease), cardiovascular disease (other than hypertension), seizure disorder, endocrinopathy, chronic infection (i.e. human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B or C), renal or hepatic insufficiency, or any other current or past medical or psychiatric condition that might increase the risk of study participation in the opinion of study personnel
treatment with psychotropic medications within the last year (i.e. antidepressants, anxiolytics, psychostimulants or mood stabilizers)
active ongoing psychiatric treatment at the time of enrollment.
use of any psychotropic medication (i.e. antidepressants, anxiolytics, psychostimulants or mood stabilizers) within one year of screening.
chronic use of anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressive agents, including, but not limited to, aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, COX-2 inhibitors, corticosteroids, etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab or methotrexate.
any significant past meditation training/experience (defined as meditating more than 3 times a week for a period longer than a month)
