Srivastava Ananya, Kuppili Pooja P, Gupta Tanu, Nebhinani Naresh, Chandani Ambika
Department of Intern, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Penn Hospital Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2021 Apr;12(2):362-367. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726618. Epub 2021 Apr 23.
Despite the easy acceptability and holistic nature of Kriya yoga, there are no studies evaluating the role of Kriya yoga intervention on depression. The objective of the current study was to assess the feasibility and effect of adjunctive Kriya yoga on depression. Patients with major depressive disorder who opted for Kriya yoga were recruited into the intervention group (adjunctive Kriya yoga) and those on psychotropic medication alone were enrolled into the control group. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) measurements were recorded at baseline, end of 2, 4, and 8 weeks. HDRS scores of the intervention group ( = 29) were found to be significantly lesser than that of the control group ( = 52) by the end of 2, 4, and 8 weeks. The remission rate was also significantly greater in the intervention group. Kriya yoga intervention was found to be feasible, as well as improved the severity of depression.
尽管克里亚瑜伽易于接受且具有整体性，但尚无研究评估克里亚瑜伽干预对抑郁症的作用。本研究的目的是评估辅助克里亚瑜伽对抑郁症的可行性和效果。选择克里亚瑜伽的重度抑郁症患者被纳入干预组（辅助克里亚瑜伽），仅接受精神药物治疗的患者被纳入对照组。在基线、第2、4和8周结束时记录汉密尔顿抑郁量表（HDRS）测量值。到第2、4和8周结束时，发现干预组（n = 29）的HDRS评分显著低于对照组（n = 52）。干预组的缓解率也显著更高。研究发现，克里亚瑜伽干预是可行的，并且改善了抑郁症的严重程度。
