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Study on the effect of Ayurveda on mothers with burnout

Christian S Kessler, et al.

October 2017

Ayurveda medicine / treatment

Burn-out prevention / prophylaxis

Stress / Exhaustion

In this study, two groups of mothers (34 participants in total) were observed over a six-month period, with one group receiving Ayurvedic nutritional counseling and the other receiving traditional nutritional counseling from a primary care physician. The aim was to find out which healing therapy would achieve the best results for their burnout syndrome. Although both groups of mothers noticed an improvement in their syndrome, the group of mothers who participated in Ayurvedic counseling (which was conducted according to Ayurvedic tradition) showed a more significant improvement. The holistic approach to patient care was the decisive factor for these results.

The most important information on the study at a glance

Indications: Burnout, exhaustion
Institution: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Berlin, Germany
Title: Study on the effect of Ayurveda on mothers with burnout
Brief description: A study shows that Ayurvedic nutritional counseling can be helpful in the treatment of mothers with burnout syndrome.
Original title: Ayurvedic versus conventional dietary and lifestyle counseling for mothers with burnout-syndrome: A randomized controlled pilot study including a qualitative evaluation
Link to the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28917376/