Background: Because the prevalence of mental health concerns is high and access or full
responsiveness to pharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatment for many individuals is …

Objective: To examine the efficacy of yoga therapy as a complementary treatment for
psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress …

Yoga originated in India over two thousand years ago as a multi-modal discipline which
sought to alleviate suffering and transcend consciousness [1, 2]. There is a wide variety of …

Background: The demand for clinically efficacious, safe, patient acceptable, and cost-
effective forms of treatment for mental illness is growing. Several studies have demonstrated …

Background Interest in the use of yoga to enhance engagement with and augment the
benefits of psychological treatment has grown. However, a systematic approach to reviewing …

This article addresses the empirical research on yoga as an effective, complementary,
clinical intervention for anxiety and depression based on an examination of studies …

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 …

Complementary and alternative medical treatment, yoga therapy in particular, is being
increasingly used for treating psychiatric disorders. Although some claim that such a time …

Yoga is an ancient discipline focusing on the union of the mind and body. In recent years,
Yoga has generated much interest within the scientific community regarding its physiological …

Yoga is gaining acceptance as an ancillary medical treatment, but there have been few
studies evaluating its therapeutic benefits in neurological and major psychiatric conditions …