title: Six-month trial of Yoga Nidra in menstrual disorder patients: Effects on somatoform symptoms.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Yoga Nidra is a successful therapy for both recent and long-standing psychological disturbances of all kinds especially depression and high anxiety level and neurotic patterns.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present work, therefore, was to conduct a preliminary randomized study of Yoga Nidra as a treatment in the patients of menstrual disorders with somatoform symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients were recruited from Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CSM Medical University (erstwhile KGMU) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. One hundred and fifty female patients with menstrual disorders were randomly divided in to two groups 1- Intervention group: 75 subjects (Yoga Nidra intervention and medication) 2- control group: 75 subjects (without Yoga Nidra intervention only medication). Schedule for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry tool was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was significant improvement in pain symptoms (P<0.006), gastrointestinal symptoms (P<0.04), cardiovascular symptoms (P<0.02) and urogenital symptoms (P<0.005) after 6 months of Yoga Nidra therapy in Intervention group in comparison to control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yoga Nidra appears to be a promising intervention for psychosomatic problems. It is cost-effective and easy to implement. The results indicate that somatoform symptoms in patients with menstrual disorder can be decreased by learning and applying a program based on Yogic intervention (Yoga Nidra).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Khushbu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivastava