The effect of prenatal Hatha yoga on affect, cortisol and depressive symptoms

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-113

  Bershadsky, Svetlana ^a   Trumpfheller, Linda ^b   Kimble, Holly Beck ^c   Pipaloff, Diana ^c   Yim, Ilona S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YogaWorks   (United States)

^c Yoga Shakti   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Pregnancy; Stress; Yoga

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899484563     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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