Positive therapeutic and neurotropic effects of yoga in depression: A comparative study

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Naveen, G H ^a   Thirthalli, J ^a   Rao, M G ^a   Varambally, S ^a   Christopher, R ^a   Gangadhar, B N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antidepressant; brain derived neurotrophic factor; depression; neuroplasticity; yoga

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DULOXETINE; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; YOGA;

EID: 84883340577     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.116313     Document Type: Article

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