Integrating yoga in mental health services

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 142, Issue June, 2015, Pages 747-748

  Gangadhar, B N ^a   Varambally, S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; TELOMERASE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DYSTHYMIA; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAY MATTER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHIATRIST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; YOGA; BRAIN SIZE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOGA;

EID: 84937395486     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.160685     Document Type: Editorial

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