Yoga as an Integrative Therapy for Mental Health Concerns: An Overview of Current Research Evidence
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Anxiety Disorders
3.1. Yoga as an Alternative Approach for Anxiety Disorders
3.2. Yoga as a Complementary or Integrative Approach for Anxiety Disorders
3.3. Summary of Yoga’s Anxiolytic Effects
4. Major Depressive Disorder and Depressive Symptoms
4.1. Yoga as a Complementary or Integrative Approach for MDD and Depressive Symptoms
4.2. Summary of Yoga for MDD and Depressive Symptoms
5. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
6.1. Yoga as a Complementary or Integrative Therapy for PTSD
6.2. Summary of Yoga for PTSD
7. Eating Disorders
7.1. Yoga as Prevention of Eating Disorders
7.2. Yoga as a Complementary or Integrative Therapy for Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
7.3. Summary of Yoga for Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Crystal L., and Jeanne M. Slattery. 2021. "Yoga as an Integrative Therapy for Mental Health Concerns: An Overview of Current Research Evidence" Psychiatry International 2, no. 4: 386-401. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint2040030