Participation in a 10-week course of yoga improves behavioural control and decreases psychological distress in a prison population

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1438-1445

  Bilderbeck, Amy C ^a   Farias, Miguel ^a   Brazil, Inti A ^b,c   Jakobowitz, Sharon ^d   Wikholm, Catherine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Pompestichting   (Netherlands)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural control; Mood; Prison; Stress; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOGA;

BEHAVIOURAL CONTROL; MOOD; PRISON; STRESS; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881552388     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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