Therapeutic efficacy of add-on yogasana intervention in stabilized outpatient schizophrenia: Randomized controlled comparison with exercise and waitlist

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-232

  Varambally, Shivarama ^a   Gangadhar, B N ^a   Thirthalli, Jagadisha ^a   Jagannathan, Aarti ^a   Kumar, Santosh ^a   Venkatasubramanian, G ^a   Muralidhar, D ^a   Subbakrishna, D K ^a   Nagendra, H R ^b  

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

^b Swami Vivekanananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA)   (India)

Author keywords

Add on treatment; schizophrenia; yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; YOGA;

EID: 84870024084     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.102414     Document Type: Article

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