Sarkar Siddharth, Varshney Mohit
Department of Psychiatry and NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Department of Psychiatry and NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2017 Feb;25:191-196. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2016.10.021. Epub 2016 Nov 5.
Yoga has been utilized for promotion of health and alleviating distress. It has also been used as a therapeutic measure in the field of mental health, including substance use disorders. This narrative review discusses the literature pertaining to use of yoga in the treatment of substance use disorders. The evidence base especially with regards to randomized trials is presented. The possible mechanisms how yoga might be helpful in the treatment of substance use disorders are explored. Subsequently, implications of yoga in clinical practice are elaborated, followed by examination of the issues in interpretation of the literature of published yoga related studies.
瑜伽已被用于促进健康和减轻痛苦。它也被用作心理健康领域的一种治疗手段，包括物质使用障碍。这篇叙述性综述讨论了有关瑜伽用于治疗物质使用障碍的文献。呈现了特别是关于随机试验的证据基础。探讨了瑜伽可能有助于治疗物质使用障碍的潜在机制。随后，阐述了瑜伽在临床实践中的意义，接着审视了已发表的与瑜伽相关研究文献解读中的问题。
