Individuals taking weekly community yoga classes for eight weeks had greater reduction in depression symptoms versus controls<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A weekly heated yoga session is associated with significantly greater reduction in depression symptoms than a wait-list control, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the\u00a0Journal of Clinical Psychiatry<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Maren B. Nyer, Ph.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of heated yoga to treat moderate-to-severe depression. The analysis included 33 individuals randomly assigned to eight weeks of yoga and 32 individuals randomly assigned to a control wait list.\u00a0<\/p>\n The researchers found that participants attended an average of 10.3 total classes during the eight-week period. A significantly greater reduction in the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-CR) score occurred among yoga participants from baseline to postintervention. Furthermore, greater treatment responses (IDS-CR \u00e2\u0089\u00a550 percent\u00c2\u00ad decrease in symptoms) were seen among yoga participants (59.3 versus 6.3 percent). Exit interviews showed participants rated the heated yoga and its aftereffects positively.\u00a0<\/p>\n Heated yoga was associated with reductions in depression symptoms, even though on average, participants attended fewer than the prescribed at least twice weekly classes, the authors write.\u00a0<\/p>\n Several authors disclosed ties to industry.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text\u00a0(subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n