Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
July 5, 2026
Saranya B Gomathy, Sandhya Sharma, Gautam Sharma et al.
Functional dissociative seizures (FDS) are paroxysmal seizure-like events with no electrographic abnormalities. Structured psychoeducation is considered a standard component of FDS management. Yoga Nidra (YN) is a guided meditative relaxation technique that has shown benefit in other neuropsychiatric conditions, but its adjunctive role in FDS has not been studied. To evaluate whether adjunctive...
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
July 1, 2026
Gautam Sharma, Praveen Murugesan, Anupama Gupta et al.
ABSTRACT Background Poor sleep quality has emerged as a risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) and is also associated with poor prognosis and increased mortality. Sleep aids, among CAD patients, lead to increased heart failure, hospitalisation, and mortality. Yoga Nidra, a form of guided meditation, has been shown to improve sleep quality and duration. The aim of the study is to evaluate the...
International Journal of Yoga
2025
Bichitra Nanda Patra, Rajesh Sagar, Gautam Sharma et al.
Mental health problems constitute around 7.5% of the global burden of disease. Worldwide, depression has been expected to be the second-leading cause of disability by 2020. Child and adolescent depression are associated with decreased school attendance, poor performance at school, use of drugs and alcohol, violence, and suicidal behavior. In recent times, various complementary and alternative...
The International journal of social psychiatry
June 1, 2024
Anu James Vibin, Niharika Niharika, Varun Valliappan et al.
2 citations
Depression is a leading cause of disability and the conventional management has several limitations. Recent studies demonstrated the benefits of yoga in psychological disorders. To evaluate the efficacy of the Integrated Yoga Module (IYM) to standard care with added yogic education on lifestyle modification (YELM) in patients with clinical depression. A PROBE trial was conducted at a single...
International Journal of Yoga
2024
Bichitra Nanda Patra, Kanika Khandelwal, Rajesh Sagar et al.
2 citations
Depression has been expected to be the second-leading cause of disability, followed by autism, attention and hyperactivity disorder, and learning disorder. Yoga therapy has found to be beneficial in managing psychiatric disorders. The present study undertakes a scoping review of research on yoga therapy in psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents. Online database was used to...