Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy with yoga for the interventions of participants suffering from major depression without psychotic features. Yoga, a combination of physical and mental exercises, is effective and acceptable for the adjunctive interventions of major depression. This study aimed to explore further the evidence of yoga’s efficacy for major depression. The cognitive behavior therapies with yoga given for three months, which helped the participants to recover from the major symptoms of depression. The findings extend the accumulating evidence in favor of the cognitive behavior therapy with yoga being useful in reducing symptoms of depression. Further research is needed.
Source: Sri Lanka Journal of Social Work
DOI: 10.4038/sljsw.v8i1.1
Author: K. Kajavinthan
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4406183654