Open AccessAdd-on yoga therapy for social cognition in schizophrenia: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Ramajayam Govindaraj,
Shalini S Naik,
N K Manjunath,
Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta,
Bangalore N. Gangadhar,
Shivarama Varambally
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_45_17
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , cognition , social cognition , psychology , clinical psychology , social cognitive theory , perception , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , neuroscience
Yoga as a mind-body therapy is useful in lifestyle-related disorders including neuropsychiatric disorders. In schizophrenia patients, yoga has been shown to significantly improve negative symptoms, functioning, and plasma oxytocin level.