Mindful yoga bij depressie en mogelijke mediërende processen
Gedragstherapie. September 1, 2026 DOI: 10.5553/tg/016774542026059000001 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindful yoga |
| Key findings | Argues that mindful yoga may be a useful complementary intervention for depression, because many people do not recover sufficiently with existing treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy. The reviewed dissertation studies examined mindful yoga's effectiveness and whether it addresses processes such as repetitive negative thinking, self-criticism, self-compassion, and body awareness. |
Abstract
Mindful yoga for depression and possible mediating processes This review article describes a study on the added value of mindful yoga in the treatment of depression. Although existing treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy can help with depression, a large proportion of people with depression do not recover or do not recover sufficiently. Therefore, it is important to develop new treatments that can be added to existing treatments to enhance their effectiveness. One possible complementary intervention is mindful yoga, which consists of yoga postures combined with the development of greater mindfulness. This article summarizes several studies from a dissertation that investigated the effectiveness of mindful yoga. The studies also examined whether mindful yoga addresses certain psychological processes that may play a role in depression, such as repetitive negative thinking (rumination, worrying), self-criticism, self-compassion, and body awareness.