1. Amelioration of mild and moderate depression through Pranic Healing as adjuvant therapy: randomised double-blind controlled trial.
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Rajagopal R, Jois SN, Mallikarjuna Majgi S, Anil Kumar MN, and Shashidhar HB
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- Adult, Citalopram pharmacology, Combined Modality Therapy, Depression drug therapy, Depressive Disorder drug therapy, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Medicine, Ayurvedic, Middle Aged, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors administration & dosage, Severity of Illness Index, Depression therapy, Depressive Disorder therapy, Mind-Body Therapies methods, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors pharmacology
- Abstract
Objectives: Depression is a mental disorder, affecting the quality of life. Our study explores the efficacy of Pranic Healing (PH), as an adjuvant therapy in treating depression Methods: In this randomised double-blind controlled trial, 52 participants with a mean age of 34.4 years, with mild to moderate depression were assessed using the Hamilton Depression Rating (HAM-D) scale during the 5-week study. Both Medication + PH (MedPH) and Medication + Mock PH (MedMockPH) groups comprising 26 members received Pranic and mock healing lasting 20 minutes per session respectively once a week for 4 weeks, along with the antidepressant drug., Results: The average decrease in HAM-D score in MedPH was median 11 (Interquartile Range (IQR) 7-12) and was significantly higher compared with the MedMockPH group median 6.5 (IQR 3-9). At pre-assessment, both groups had 8 cases of mild and 18 cases of moderate depression. At post-assessment, HAM-D showed that the improvement in depression category was seen in 69.2% of participants in the MedMockPH group and 100% in MedPH group., Conclusions: These results give first the evidence that PH can aid as an adjuvant therapy for depressed people.
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- 2018
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