Study on yoga for depression
Sudha Prathikanti et al.
March 2017
Mental health
Yoga (individual)
This study examined the effectiveness of an 8-week hatha yoga intervention as a stand-alone treatment for mild to moderate depression.
38 adults from San Francisco with depression were randomly assigned to either a yoga group or an attention control training group.
The results showed that participants in the yoga group experienced a significantly greater reduction in the severity of depression compared to the control group.
In addition, a larger proportion of yoga practitioners achieved remission. However, there were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of self-efficacy and self-esteem.
The study concludes that Hatha yoga can be an effective and clinically significant treatment option for adults with mild to moderate depression.
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Depression
- Institution
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Title
- Study on yoga for depression
- Brief description
- The study shows that Hatha yoga reduces the severity of mild to moderate depression to a greater extent and is therefore effective.
- Original title
- Treating Major Depression With Yoga: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
- Link to the study
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01210651
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