Yoga therapy as an add‐on treatment in the management of patients with schizophrenia – a randomized controlled trial

Duraiswamy, Ganesan; Thirthalli, J.; Nagendra, HR; Gangadhar, Bangalore N.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01032.x

Cited by 242 publications

(281 citation statements)

References 24 publications

(27 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

265

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Duraiswamy et al assigned schizophrenic men to 20 weeks of yoga or walking intervention. 34 At the end of the study, the authors observed improved quality of life outcomes for both groups. In other populations, improvement of quality of life outcomes have been observed in non-schizophrenic subjects who performed 6 months of resistance exercise.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

A 20-week program of resistance or concurrent exercise improves symptoms of schizophrenia: results of a blind, randomized controlled trial

Silva

Cassilhas

Àttux

et al. 2015

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: To evaluate the effects of 20 weeks of resistance and concurrent training on psychotic and depressive symptoms, quality of life outcomes, and serum IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: In this blind, randomized controlled clinical trial, 34 patients with schizophrenia were assigned to one of three groups: control (CTRL, n=13), resistance exercise (RESEX, n=12), or concurrent exercise (CONCEX, n=9). Symptoms, quality of life, strength, and other variables were assessed. Results: A significant time-by-group interaction was found for the RESEX and CONCEX groups on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score for disease symptoms (p = 0.007), positive symptoms (p = 0.003), and on the arm extension one-repetition maximum (1RM) test (p = 0.016). In addition, significant improvements on negative symptoms (p = 0.027), on the role-physical domain of the Short Form-36 Health Survey (p = 0.019), and on the chest press 1RM test (p = 0.040) were observed in the RESEX group. No changes were observed for the other variables investigated. Conclusions: In this sample of patients with schizophrenia, 20 weeks of resistance or concurrent exercise program improved disease symptoms, strength, and quality of life. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01674543.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

A 20-week program of resistance or concurrent exercise improves symptoms of schizophrenia: results of a blind, randomized controlled trial

Silva

Cassilhas

Àttux

et al. 2015

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…aerobic exercise) [45][46][47]. However, in all these yogastudies a brief supervised period was followed by a longer unsupervised study period (with lack of adherence data) making it difficult to compare similar physical activity volumes.…”

Section: What Is the Optimal Physical Activity Prescription For Peoplmentioning

confidence: 99%

What are the top 10 physical activity research questions in schizophrenia?

Vancampfort

Rosenbaum

Probst

et al. 2016

Disability and Rehabilitation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: Research has only recently started to consider the applicability of physical activity (PA) for people with schizophrenia. Although there is increasing evidence for the benefits of physical activity, this population remains generally physically inactive and sedentary. The aim of the current study is to highlight 10 pertinent physical activity research questions in people with schizophrenia.

show abstract

“…Several studies from India over the past decade 3 have reported that yoga has beneficial effects on schizophrenia, both with regard to 'positive' (psychotic) symptoms and 'negative' symptoms (such as lack of motivation or enjoyment), for which there are few effective treatments (see 'Negative feedback' , page S10). Researchers have previously reported that both physical exercise and psychotherapy (including 'mindfulness' techniques such as meditation) can ease the symptoms of schizophrenia.…”

Section: Cultural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing countries: The outcomes paradox

Padma¹

2014

Nature

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Yoga therapy as an add‐on treatment in the management of patients with schizophrenia – a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Both non-pharmacological interventions contribute to reduction in symptoms, with YT having better efficacy.

Cited by 242 publications

References 24 publications

A 20-week program of resistance or concurrent exercise improves symptoms of schizophrenia: results of a blind, randomized controlled trial

A 20-week program of resistance or concurrent exercise improves symptoms of schizophrenia: results of a blind, randomized controlled trial

What are the top 10 physical activity research questions in schizophrenia?

Developing countries: The outcomes paradox

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About