title: Evaluation of Siddha Samadhi Yoga for anxiety and depression symptoms: a preliminary study.
abstract: Siddha Samadhi Yoga is a program in which meditation is associated with pranayama (breathing exercises). 22 volunteers with anxiety complaints (M age = 42.8 yr., SD = 10.3) were assigned to two groups: 14 attended the yoga group, and 8 attended a waiting-list or control group. They were evaluated before the intervention and 1 month after it on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, Tension Feelings Self-evaluation Scales, and the Well-being Self-evaluation Scales. A significant reduction in scores on anxiety, depression, and tension was found in yoga group, as well as an increase in well-being in comparison with the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. hkelisa@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Elisa Harumi
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kozasa
authors.forename: Ruth Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Adriana Dourado
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rueda
authors.forename: Ana Amélia
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Benedito-Silva
authors.forename: Felipe Leite Moraes
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: De Ornellas
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Leite
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D019122:Meditation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy; D015013:Yoga