Applications of Yoga in Psychiatry: What We Know.

Authors :: Nyer M
Nauphal M
Roberg R
Streeter C
Source :: Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) [Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ)] 2018 Jan; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 12-18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 24.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Yoga has been in use for thousands of years in the East as a healing modality. Western practitioners are now starting to recognize the potential of yoga-based treatments. The purpose of this article is to explore the evidence-base of yoga-based treatments for depression and anxiety with the purpose of furthering the integration of yoga into conventional Western mental health treatment plans.<br /> (Copyright © by the American Psychiatric Association.)