Antidepressant efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in melancholia: A randomized comparison with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and imipramine

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 255-259

  Janakiramaiah, N ^c   Gangadhar, B N ^c   Naga Venkatesha Murthy, P J ^a   Harish, M G ^a   Subbakrishna, D K ^a   Vedamurthachar, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Yoga Teach Natl Inst Mental H   (India)

^c Yoga Teach Natl Inst Mental H ^*

Author keywords

Controlled trial; ECT; Imipramine; Melancholia; Sudarshan Kriya Yoga

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; YOGA;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; PERIODICITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SLEEP, REM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 0034598455     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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