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Paper on Impact of Yoga in Reducing Depression of Adult

   

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HEALTH PRACTITIONER PRACTICEIntroduction Adult depression is a pressing health concern across the world in the contemporarytime. N Australia, 1 million adults suffer from this mental condition, increasing the burden oftreatment in health care facilities. Recognising the far-reaching impact of depression and theidentifying suitable strategies to overcome them is essential at present (Titov et al. 2015). Theintervention that is considered for the present literature review is the yoga which is a group ofmental, spiritual and physical practice. Impact of yoga and its extent of effectiveness intreating different diseases have been studied extensively in the literature. The present paperwould highlight the impact of yoga in reducing and/or eliminating depression of adults. Depression and non-pharmacological treatment Depression is the mental condition in which an individual suffers from negativefeelings, sadness, loss of interest in life and daily activities. These symptoms, whenpersisting, affect the life substantially. The causes of depression are multi-faceted and acomplex combination of environmental, psychosocial, biological and genetic factors.Depression is not the common fluctuation in an individual’s mood that persists for a shortspan of time. Instead, it persists for a long span of time and challenges the normal dailyfunctioning. It is a psychiatric disorder that is highly prevalent across the globe, and tends tobe chronic and recurrent (Greenberg 2017). Though pharmacological treatment has been the primary therapeutic approach takenfor combating depression, different non-pharmacological interventions are now regarded asmore effective as therapy (Gilbert 2016). As per the author, non-pharmacological treatmentoptions are still under examination to come up with a standardised treatment procedure. Yogahas drawn attention in the recent past as a possible intervention for depression. Through thereduction of anxiety and stress, yoga aims to alter the stress response system. Yoga is found
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HEALTH PRACTITIONER PRACTICEto change the body’s functioning that in turn alters the ability of the body to response toarising stress in a more flexible manner. Synthesis of literature Uebelacker et al. (2017) conducted a randomised control trail to understand theexperiences of individuals suffering from depression and undergoing a ten-week hatha yogaprogram. After ten weeks of yoga class, the participants provided written responses toquestions framed in an open-ended manner to understand whether they found the classeshelpful and effective or not. The study concluded that elements of the classes increased theacceptability for the individuals when there was a promotion of non-judgemental and non-competitive atmosphere. When given a warm and affectionate approach, the therapy wasmore effective. However, there were challenges concerning the physical ability to carry outall exercises. Medical interventions considering both mind and body are useful in coping up withdepression and yoga is one of the commonly used techniques of this category (Cramer et al.2013). The authors carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy ofyoga for addressing depression. The results revealed that there was moderate evidencesupporting the short-term impact of yoga as compared to usual care process. Detailed analysisindicated the effectiveness of short-term impact of the same in patients who suffered fromhigh levels of depression. The study showed that yoga could be considered as an auxiliary orsupplementary treatment option for those who show depressive symptoms. Uebelacker et al. (2017) attempted to determine whether hatha yoga is useful as anadjunct intervention when given to patients with continued symptoms along withantidepressant treatment. A randomised control trial was conducted for ten weeks thatcompared yoga classes and heath education classes. While the primary outcome was
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