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SynthesisPsychiatry research2024

Efficacy of yoga for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Asra Fazlollahi, Kimia Motlagh Asghari, Dana Rose Garfin

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Synthesis in Psychiatry research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Seyed Aria NejadghaderiHIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Systematic Review and Meta‑analysis Expert Group (SRMEG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Ehsan MousaviNeurosciences Research Center, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Asra FazlollahiStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Kimia Motlagh AsghariNeurosciences Research Center, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Dana Rose GarfinCommunity Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, 560 Charles E Young Drive South, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: dgarfin@ucla.edu.

Funding

Mindfulness-intervention to Address PTSD in Trauma-exposed, Homeless WomenK01MD013910 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GARFIN, DANA ROSE · 2019 to 2023
$702k
NIMHD NIH HHS K01 MD013910
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Yoga is an increasingly popular complementary intervention to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and related comorbidities, but its safety and treatment efficacy are not firmly established. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing randomized control trials (RCTs) of yoga interventions for PTSD and related secondary outcomes (e.g., depression). Initial search results found over 668 potential papers. Twenty met inclusion criteria (e.g., RCTs on adult participants with PTSD that evaluated safety or efficacy outcomes). Meta-analysis indicated that, compared to control interventions, participation in yoga interventions significantly improved self-report PTSD (standardized mean difference [SMD]: -0.51; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: -0.68, -0.35) and immediate (SMD: -0.39; 95 % CI: -0.56, -0.22) and long-term (SMD: -0.44; 95 % CI: -0.74, -0.13) depression symptoms. However, using clinician-reported assessments, yoga interventions were not associated with improved PTSD symptoms. Type of yoga differentially predicted outcomes. Sensitivity analysis showed consistent effect sizes when omitting each study from main analyses. Six studies reported whether any serious adverse events occurred. None were indicated. No publication bias was found, although individual intervention studies tended to be high in bias. Results suggest yoga is likely a safe and effective complementary intervention for reducing PTSD and depressive symptoms in individuals with PTSD. More rigorous RCTs are warranted.

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Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYogaDepressionHumansTreatment OutcomeComplementary healthIntegrative healthMeditationMindfulnessPooled analysisPTSDRandomized controlled trialTraumatic stress

Identifiers

PMID39191128
PMCPMC12100614

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