Yoga as an Alternative and Complementary Therapy for Patients Suffering From Anxiety: A Systematic Review

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

ManojSharma¹ 

关键词: yoga;    anxiety;    pranayama;    stress;    breathing;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2156587212460046

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric disorders plaguing the United States. Comorbidities include depression, restless leg syndrome, cancer, and hypertension. The side effects and the high-costs associated with the current pharmacological therapies necessitate exploration of alternative methods of treatment. To determine the efficacy of yoga as a treatment option a systematic review is presented here. The criteria for inclusion in this review were as follows: (a) published in the English language (b) published between the period January 2010 and May 2012, (c) include any form of yoga as a part of or an entire intervention, (d) use any quantitative study design, and (e) measure anxiety as an outcome. A total of 27 studies met these criteria. Of these, 19 demonstrated a significant reduction in state and/or trait anxiety. Limitations include a lack of theory-based approaches, subjects experiencing comorbidities, and the use of numerous instruments to measure anxiety outcomes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC