Is the Integration of Yoga with Psychotherapy Compatible? What are the Risks?

Patwardhan, Avinash

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“…It also identified research gaps and key future directions. Findings are considered amid emerging discourses examining the complementarity of yoga and Western psychological approaches (Caplan et al, 2013; Forfylow, 2011; Patwardhan, 2016; Uebelacker et al, 2010) and the potential for yoga to augment established psychological treatments (Nauphal et al, 2019; Park, 2013), extending on the extant research examining yoga as a standalone treatment for mental disorders.…”

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“…| 1673 base for integrated yoga and psychological treatment (Nauphal et al, 2019;Patwardhan, 2016) and to highlight key areas for future research relevant to clinical practice. Understandably, health practitioners will be reticent to prescribe yoga alongside psychological treatment for mental disorders without a complete understanding of the current evidence base, whilst psychologists interested in integrating yoga with evidence-based psychological approaches have a responsibility as scientist-practitioners to critically appraise relevant intervention research as well as the practical and ethical issues arising from the use of yoga as a complementary therapy (Kamradt, 2017;Park, 2013).…”

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“…Despite growing interest in yoga to support psychological treatment of mental health conditions, to our knowledge, there has been no comprehensive review of research examining yoga as an adjunct to or integrated with, standard psychological treatments for mental disorders. Examining this knowledge gap is necessary to examine the evidence base for integrated yoga and psychological treatment (Nauphal et al, 2019; Patwardhan, 2016) and to highlight key areas for future research relevant to clinical practice. Understandably, health practitioners will be reticent to prescribe yoga alongside psychological treatment for mental disorders without a complete understanding of the current evidence base, whilst psychologists interested in integrating yoga with evidence‐based psychological approaches have a responsibility as scientist‐practitioners to critically appraise relevant intervention research as well as the practical and ethical issues arising from the use of yoga as a complementary therapy (Kamradt, 2017; Park, 2013).…”

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Integration of hatha yoga and evidence‐based psychological treatments for common mental disorders: An evidence map

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Background: Interest in the use of yoga to enhance engagement with and augment the benefits of psychological treatment has grown. However, a systematic approach to reviewing existing research examining the use of yoga with psychological treatment is lacking. Materials and Methods: This mapping review identified and synthesised research trialling yoga as an integrated or adjunct therapy with evidence-based psychological interventions for the treatment of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and eating disorders.Results: Overall, the review identified ten published and three unpublished studies, representing either single group or small quasi-experimental research designs.Discussion: Limited but promising findings were shown for yoga with CBT for anxiety and depression, and the integration of yoga within intensive treatment models for PTSD.Conclusions: Future research is encouraged to focus on controlled trials that enable examination of the component effect of yoga when applied with evidence-based psychological

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“…Another contentious argument related to regulating yoga concerns spirituality. 13 Some have suggested that yoga can be miscegenated with specific faith systems. 31 Discussion needs to take place that will clarify whether there is any kind of conflict warranting a solution.…”

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“…In 2016, I authored 6 scholarly publications on yoga to elucidate some of those fault lines. 8 - 13 The theme was to examine the current state of yoga from a public health perspective, specifically in the United States.…”

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Aligning Yoga With Its Evolving Role in Health Care: Comments on Yoga Practice, Policy, Research

Patwardhan

2017

J Prim Care Community Health

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Evidence is accumulating that suggests that yoga has beneficial effects in mitigating the impact of certain diseases. As a result, efforts are being made to medicalize yoga and use it within integrative medicine as a therapy. However, there are substantial shortcomings in the practice, policy, and research of yoga that undermine its optimal use. Yoga as a modality functions within a context. Therefore, it is important to occasionally step back and examine the entirety of the context from a high vantage to assess whether the tactical and programmatic endeavors are aligned with the strategic intended purpose. This commentary discusses a few policy issues relevant to some key stakeholders. It suggests that yoga therapists need to calibrate their model of yoga by reducing emphasis on postures and increasing it on meditation and breathing exercises while catering to clients with chronic conditions. It recommends that yoga research should be more critical in evaluating yoga’s fundamental tenets and use reductionist approach to do so. It proposes that autonomous regulators should extricate injury prone postures from the body of yoga practice for regulatory purposes, rather than regulate yoga summarily. It is suggested that payers should pay for yoga. However, they should use payment model as it is used for vaccination, instead of paying as it is done for physiotherapy. It concludes that yoga can help, but before it can help it needs help itself, and the various stakeholders need to reflect on the big picture so that they can collaborate on these improvements.

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Integrative Approaches to Psychotherapy: Insights from Cultural and Spiritual Psychology

Thapa

Ghildyal

2022

Towards an Integrative Psychological Science

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Is the Integration of Yoga with Psychotherapy Compatible? What are the Risks?

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Integration of hatha yoga and evidence‐based psychological treatments for common mental disorders: An evidence map

Integration of hatha yoga and evidence‐based psychological treatments for common mental disorders: An evidence map

Aligning Yoga With Its Evolving Role in Health Care: Comments on Yoga Practice, Policy, Research

Integrative Approaches to Psychotherapy: Insights from Cultural and Spiritual Psychology

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