Adjunctive yoga v. health education for persistent major depression: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to determine whether hatha yoga is an efficacious adjunctive intervention for individuals with continued depressive symptoms despite antidepressant treatment.

Method

We conducted a randomized controlled trial of weekly yoga classes (n = 63) v. health education classes (Healthy Living Workshop; HLW; n = 59) in individuals with elevated depression symptoms and antidepressant medication use. HLW served as an attention-control group. The intervention period was 10 weeks, with follow-up assessments 3 and 6 months afterwards. The primary outcome was depression symptom severity assessed by blind rater at 10 weeks. Secondary outcomes included depression symptoms over the entire intervention and follow-up periods, social and role functioning

SUBMITTER: Uebelacker LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5548599 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature