Yoga and qigong in the psychological prevention of mental health disorders: A conceptual synthesis

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Posadzki, Paul ^a   Parekh, Sheetal ^b   Glass, Nel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c St Vincents & Mercy Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concept formation; Mental disorders; Qigong; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STRESS; YOGA;

BREATHING EXERCISES; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; YOGA;

EID: 76649086404     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-009-9002-2     Document Type: Review

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