With this caveat in mind , the results of the current meta- analysis suggest that hatha yoga does not have effects on acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders compared to treatment as usual or active control groups .
However , when compared to psychoeducation , hatha yoga showed more reductions in depression .
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to systematic ally investigate the effectiveness of hatha yoga in treating acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders .
Yoga and massage therapy reduce prenatal depression and prematurity.
Eighty-four prenatally depressed women were r and omly assigned to yoga , massage therapy or st and ard prenatal care control groups to determine the relative effects of yoga and massage therapy on prenatal depression and neonatal outcomes . Following 12 weeks of twice weekly yoga or massage therapy sessions ( 20 min each ) both therapy groups versus the control group had a greater decrease on depression , anxiety and back and leg pain scales and a greater increase on a relationship scale . In addition , the yoga and massage therapy groups did not differ on neonatal outcomes including gestational age and birthweight , and those groups , in turn , had greater gestational age and birthweight than the control group
With this caveat in mind , the results of the current meta- analysis suggest that hatha yoga does not have effects on acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders compared to treatment as usual or active control groups .
However , when compared to psychoeducation , hatha yoga showed more reductions in depression .
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to systematic ally investigate the effectiveness of hatha yoga in treating acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders .