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ArticleInternational journal of yoga

War-Related Mental Health Issues and Need for Yoga Intervention Studies: A Scoping Review.

Akshay Anand, Abdul Ghani, Kanupriya Sharma, Gurkeerat Kaur, Radhika Khosla, Chandra Devi, Vivek Podder, Madhava S Sivapuram, Kalyan Maity, Harmandeep Kaur

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Article in International journal of yoga. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Akshay AnandDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Abdul GhaniDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kanupriya SharmaDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Gurkeerat KaurDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Radhika KhoslaDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Chandra DeviDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Vivek PodderDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Nalgonda, Telangana, India.
Madhava S SivapuramDepartment of Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Kalyan MaityDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Harmandeep KaurDepartment of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Panjab University · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INSiddhartha Medical College · INSwami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conflicts and humanitarian crises lead to serious mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, stress, and cognitive decline. Exposure to these circumstances in early life can lead to the development of disorders such as mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease (AD), for which no treatments are available. In this review, various research papers have been compiled to develop an understanding about mental health of population affected due to wars and conflicts and how stress and depression can accelerate the development of dementia and AD. Due to failure of drugs in the treatment of dementia and AD, yoga and mindfulness-based approach has been proposed for future investigations. Although studies have shown that yoga and mindfulness can be helpful in the management of stress, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder in the war-afflicted areas, limited mechanistic studies in yoga and mindfulness remain the chief cause precluding its clinical application in such warzones. The molecular studies in the field of yoga can be undertaken by targeting these warzones. This review provides a scientific evaluation of mind-body techniques as a justification for mental health rehabilitation in the war-afflicted zones in face of failed clinical trials for various drugs. This may help reduce the risk of developing dementia and AD in this susceptible population.

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Cognitive impairmentdementiamemorystresswar-prone areayoga

Identifiers

PMID35017859
PMCPMC8691442
OpenAlexW3215795183

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