Yoga therapy for social cognition in schizophrenia: an experimental medicine-based randomized controlled trial

R Govindaraj, SS Naik, UM Mehta, M Sharma… - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Negative symptoms and cognitive deficits are difficult-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia. In
this single blind randomized controlled study, we compared change in social cognitive …

Adjunctive cognitive remediation for schizophrenia using yoga: an open, non-randomised trial

T Bhatia, A Agarwal, G Shah, J Wood… - Acta …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Background: Yoga therapy (YT) improves cognitive function in healthy individuals, but its
impact on cognitive function among persons with schizophrenia (SZ) has not been …

Protocol to evaluate the impact of yoga supplementation on cognitive function in schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial

T Bhatia, S Mazumdar, NN Mishra, RE Gur… - Acta …, 2014 - cambridge.org
BackgroundSchizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic illness that is treated symptomatically. Cognitive
dysfunction is a core feature of SZ that is relatively intractable to pharmacotherapy. Yoga can …

A heuristic model linking yoga philosophy and self-reflection to examine underlying mechanisms of add-on yoga treatment in schizophrenia

N Rao, S Menon - International Review of Psychiatry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Preliminary evidence suggests efficacy of yoga as add-on treatment for schizophrenia, but
the underlying mechanism by which yoga improves the symptoms of schizophrenia is not …

Add on yoga treatment for negative symptoms of schizophrenia: A multi-centric, randomized controlled trial

NP Rao, P Ramachandran, A Jacob, A Joseph… - Schizophrenia …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficacy of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of negative symptoms of
schizophrenia is modest at best. Preliminary studies suggest the beneficial effects of add on …

Does yoga have a role in schizophrenia management?

R Govindaraj, S Varambally, NP Rao… - Current Psychiatry …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the efficacy of add-on yoga therapy in improving
symptoms of schizophrenia and quality of life and examine the possible underlying …

Effects of yoga on clinical symptoms, quality of life and social functioning in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Yin, Y Sun, Y Zhu, H Alifujiang, Y Wang, S An… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Yoga is gradually being explored as a potential complementary intervention in
addition to psychiatric drugs for schizophrenia. However, there are conflicts on the efficacy of …

Effects of a six-month yoga intervention on the immune-inflammatory pathway in antipsychotic-stabilized schizophrenia patients: A randomized controlled trial

T Mullapudi, M Debnath, R Govindaraj, P Raj… - Asian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder for which several
etiopathological theories have been proposed, one of the prominent ones being immune …

A randomised controlled trial of adjunctive yoga and adjunctive physical exercise training for cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia

T Bhatia, S Mazumdar, J Wood, F He, RE Gur… - Acta …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BackgroundYoga and physical exercise have been used as adjunctive intervention for
cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia (SZ), but controlled comparisons are lacking. AimsA …

[HTML][HTML] Yoga therapy for schizophrenia

NG Bangalore, S Varambally - International Journal of Yoga, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental disorders. Despite significant advances in
pharmacotherapy, treatment remains sub-optimal, with many patients having persisting …