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Yoga is linked to depression as a potential therapeutic intervention, with studies showing symptom reduction in adolescents [1], its role as an adjunctive therapy [2], and its investigation as a treatment for patients diagnosed with depression [3].

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Mind and Body Approaches for Stress and Anxiety - nccih nccih.nih.gov National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 2 facts

claimA 2019 review concluded that yoga as an adjunctive therapy facilitates the treatment of anxiety disorders, particularly panic disorder, and that tai chi and qigong may be helpful as adjunctive therapies for depression, though effects are inconsistent.

measurementA 2020 systematic review of 27 studies on yoga for children and adolescents found that 58 percent of studies assessing anxiety and depression showed reductions in both symptoms, 25 percent showed reductions in anxiety only, and 70 percent of studies assessing anxiety alone showed improvements, though the reviewers noted the studies were of weak-to-moderate methodological quality.

A Copernican Approach to Brain Advancement: The Paradigm of ... frontiersin.org Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 1 fact

referenceChris C. Streeter, Patricia L. Gerbarg, Richard B. Saper, Domenic A. Ciraulo, and Richard P. Brown investigated the effects of yoga on the autonomic nervous system, GABA, and allostasis in patients with epilepsy, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder in a 2012 study published in Medical Hypotheses.