Effectiveness of yoga therapy as a complementary treatment for major XXXX : a meta-analysis.

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity308 @entity146 @entity1005 @entity148 @entity161 @entity1017 @entity65
OBJECTIVE: To examine the efficacy of yoga therapy as a complementary treatment for @entity146 such as @entity161 , @entity308 , @entity148 , and @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ). DATA SOURCES: Eligible trials were identified by a literature search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Control Trials Register, Google Scholar, and EBSCO on the basis of criteria of acceptable quality and relevance. The search was performed using the following terms: yoga for @entity161 , yoga for @entity308 , yoga for @entity148 , yoga for @entity1005 , yoga therapy, yoga for @entity146 , complementary treatment, and efficacy of yoga therapy. Trials both unpublished and published with no limitation placed on year of publication were included; however, the oldest article included in the final meta-analysis was published in 2000. STUDY SELECTION: All available randomized, controlled trials of yoga for the treatment of @entity1032 were reviewed, and 10 studies were eligible for inclusion. As very few randomized, controlled studies have examined yoga for @entity1032 , this meta-analysis includes studies with @entity1 who were diagnosed with @entity1032 , as well as studies with @entity1 who were not diagnosed with @entity1032 but reported symptoms of @entity1032 . Trials were excluded due to the following: (1) insufficient information, (2) inadequate statistical analysis, (3) yoga was not the central component of the intervention, (4) subjects were not diagnosed with or did not report experiencing symptoms of one of the @entity146 of interest (ie, @entity161 , @entity308 , @entity148 , and @entity1005 ), (5) study was not reported in English, and (6) study did not include a control group. DATA EXTRACTION: Data were extracted on @entity1 diagnosis, inclusion criteria, treatment and control groups, duration of intervention, and results (pre-post mean and standard deviations, t values, and f values). Number, age, and sex ratio of @entity1 were also obtained when available. DATA SYNTHESIS: The combined analysis of all 10 studies provided a pooled effect size of -3.25 (95% CI, -5.36 to -1.14; P = .002), indicating that yoga-based interventions have a statistically significant effect as an adjunct treatment for major @entity146 . Findings in support of alternative and complementary interventions may especially be an aid in the treatment of disorders for which current treatments are found to be inadequate or to carry severe liabilities. CONCLUSIONS: As current psychopharmacologic interventions for severe @entity1032 are associated with increased risk of @entity1017 as well as other metabolic side effects that increase @entity1 ' risk for @entity65 , yoga may be an effective, far less toxic adjunct treatment option for severe @entity1032 .
