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Published Online: 24 January 2018

Applications of Yoga in Psychiatry: What We Know

Maren Nyer, Ph.D. [email protected], Maya Nauphal, B.A., Regina Roberg, B.A., and Chris Streeter, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: FOCUS

Volume 16, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170055

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Yoga has been in use for thousands of years in the East as a healing modality. Western practitioners are now starting to recognize the potential of yoga-based treatments. The purpose of this article is to explore the evidence-base of yoga-based treatments for depression and anxiety with the purpose of furthering the integration of yoga into conventional Western mental health treatment plans.

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Volume 16 • Number 1 • Winter 2018

Pages: 12 - 18

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Published in print: Winter 2018

Published online: 24 January 2018

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Maren Nyer, Ph.D. [email protected]

Dr. Nyer is with the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Ms. Nauphal and Ms. Roberg are with the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Streeter is with the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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Maya Nauphal, B.A.

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Regina Roberg, B.A.

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Chris Streeter, M.D.

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Send correspondence to Dr. Nyer (e-mail: [email protected]).

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This work was supported by NCCIH grants K23 AT008043 02 (MN); R21AT004014 and R01AT007483 (CS); and by M01RR00533 and Ul1RR025771 (General Clinical Research Unit at Boston University Medical Center).The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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Applications of Yoga in Psychiatry: What We Know

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