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N Gangadhar Bangalore¹, Shivarama Varambally

¹Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.

International Journal of Yoga

|August 8, 2012

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Yoga therapy shows promise as an add-on treatment for schizophrenia, potentially improving negative symptoms and social cognition. Further research is needed to understand the biological mechanisms behind these benefits.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

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Complementary Medicine

Background:

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder with persistent deficits, particularly in cognitive and social functioning, despite pharmacotherapy.
Yoga therapy has demonstrated efficacy in other psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety.
There is growing interest in applying yoga therapy to schizophrenia and psychosis.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the evidence for yoga therapy in schizophrenia.
To examine existing studies on yoga for schizophrenia.
To identify barriers and future directions for yoga interventions in schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and EBSCO.
Grey literature was also included in the review.
The search focused on yoga therapy's application in schizophrenia.

Main Results:

Research indicates yoga is a feasible and effective add-on therapy for schizophrenia.
Yoga therapy particularly improves negative symptomatology and social cognition in schizophrenia patients.
The biological mechanisms, possibly involving hormones like oxytocin, require further investigation.

Conclusions:

Yoga therapy presents a viable adjunctive treatment option for schizophrenia.
Improvements in negative symptoms and social cognition are key benefits observed.
Understanding the neurobiological basis of yoga's effects is a critical area for future research.