Improvement in physiological and psychological parameters after 6months of yoga practice

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 843-850

  Rocha, K K F ^a   Ribeiro, A M ^a   Rocha, K C F ^a   Sousa, M B C ^a   Albuquerque, F S ^a,b   Ribeiro, S ^a   Silva, R H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Depression; Memory; Mind body therapy; Stress; Yoga

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STRESS; TREATMENT DURATION; WORD LIST RECALL; YOGA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860507219     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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