Qigong for the treatment of depressive symptoms: Preliminary evidence of neurobiological mechanisms.
Erin Yiqing LuPosen LeeShuhe CaiWendy Wing Yan SoBacon Fung Leung NgMark P JensenWai Ming CheungHector Wing Hong TsangPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2020)
The findings provide preliminary evidence that treatment-related changes in cortisol may mediate the benefits of qigong on depressive symptoms. Given the limitation of small sample size of the present study, future studies with larger sample sizes and more extended follow-up assessment are warranted to determine the reliability of these findings.