Susanne Apelqvist

Yoga in Correctional Settings: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Frontiers in Psychiatry 2017 Nóra Kerekes, Cecilia Fielding, Susanne Apelqvist

The effect of yoga in the reduction of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, anger as well as in the increased ability of behavioral control has been shown. These effects of yoga are highly relevant for prison inmates who often have poor mental health and low impulse control. While it has been shown that yoga and meditation can be effective in improving subjective well-being, mental health, and...