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A Systematic Review of Mechanisms of Change in Body-Oriented Yoga in Major Depressive Disorders.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Meister, Klara Juckel, Georg |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | INTRODUCTION Despite empirical evidence for the efficacy of body-oriented yoga as add-on treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), the specific mechanisms by which yoga leads to therapeutic changes remain unclear. By means of a systematic review, we evaluate how the field is progressing in its empirical investigation of mechanisms of change in yoga for MDD. METHODS To identify relevant studies, a systematic search was conducted. RESULTS The search produced 441 articles, of which 5 were included, that empirically examined 2 psychological mechanisms (mindfulness, rumination) and 3 biological mechanisms (vagal control, heart rate variability [HRV], brain-derived neurotrophic factor [BDNF], cortisol). 2 studies found that decreased rumination and 1 study that increased mindfulness was associated with the effect of yoga on treatment outcome. In addition, preliminary studies suggest that alterations in cortisol, BDNF, and HRV may play a role in how yoga exerts its clinical effect. DISCUSSION The results suggest that body-oriented yoga could work through some of the theoretically predicted mechanisms. However, there is a need for more rigorous designs that can assess greater levels of causal specificity. |
| Starting Page | 73 |
| Ending Page | 81 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-0043-111013 |
| PubMed reference number | 28571077 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0043-111013.pdf |
| Journal | Pharmacopsychiatry |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
