Department of Toxicology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Evid Based Integr Med. 2020 Jan-Dec;25:2515690X20949451. doi: 10.1177/2515690X20949451.
During recent decades, stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, chronic tension headache, and migraine have established their stronghold in the lives of a vast number of people worldwide. In order to address this global phenomenon, intensive studies have been carried out leading to the advancement of drugs like anti-depressants, anxiolytics, and analgesics which although help in combating the symptoms of such disorders but also create long-term side effects. Thus, as an alternative to such clinical practices, various complementary therapies such as yoga and meditation have been proved to be effective in alleviating the causes and symptoms of different neuropsychiatric disorders. The role of altered brain waves in this context has been recognized and needs to be pursued at the highest level. Thus, the current study provides a review focused on describing the effects of yoga and meditation on anxiety and depression as well as exploring brain waves as a tool for assessing the potential of these complementary therapies for such disorders.
在最近几十年，与压力相关的神经精神疾病，如焦虑、抑郁、慢性紧张性头痛和偏头痛，在全球范围内的许多人的生活中占据了主导地位。为了解决这一全球现象，人们进行了密集的研究，推动了抗抑郁药、抗焦虑药和镇痛药等药物的发展，尽管这些药物有助于治疗这些疾病的症状，但也会产生长期的副作用。因此，作为对这些临床实践的替代，各种补充疗法，如瑜伽和冥想，已被证明可以有效缓解不同神经精神疾病的病因和症状。在这方面，脑电波的变化作用已经得到了认可，并需要在最高水平上进行研究。因此，本研究提供了一个综述，重点描述了瑜伽和冥想对焦虑和抑郁的影响，并探讨了脑电波作为评估这些补充疗法治疗这些疾病潜力的工具。
