Integrating yoga with psychological group-treatment for mixed depression and anxiety in primary healthcare: An explorative pilot study
2020 (engelsk)Inngår i: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, ISSN 1744-3881, E-ISSN 1873-6947, Vol. 41, artikkel-id 101250Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
Background and purpose: Yoga has shown promise as a treatment for depression and anxiety. The present pilot study investigated the feasibility of an eight-week grouptreatment integrating emotion-focused psychoeducation, compassion-focused therapy, and Virya yoga for depression and anxiety in primary healthcare.
Materials and methods: Patients seeking treatment for depression and anxiety in a primary healthcare centre completed either an integrative group-treatment (N = 14) or treatment as usual (TAU, N = 17). Outcome measures were analysed pre- and posttreatment. Correlations in the intervention group were investigated between treatment outcomes and amount of yoga practice between sessions.
Results: Large within-group effect sizes on all outcome measures were found at posttreatment. Symptom reduction did not differ between groups (p = 0.155). Improvement in alexithymia correlated significantly (p < 0.05) with amount of yoga practice between sessions.
Conclusion: Integrating yoga with a psychological group-treatment is a somewhat feasible approach to treatment for depression and anxiety in primary healthcare.
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Elsevier, 2020. Vol. 41, artikkel-id 101250
Emneord [en]
Virya yoga, Primary healthcare, Compassion-focused therapy, Mixed depression and anxiety, Affect school, Alexithymia
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Forskningsprogram
psykologi
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-176296DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101250ISI: 000594331000003PubMedID: 33113486Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85094197129OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-176296DiVA, id: diva2:1484475
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