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Adjunctive yoga training for persons with schizophrenia: who benefits?

Triptish BhatiaSwathi GujralVikas SharmaNupur KumariJoel WoodMaribeth A WeseskyJacquelynn JonesLouanne W DavisSatish IyengerGretchen L HaasVishwajit L NimgaonkarSmita Neelkanth Deshpande
Published in: Acta neuropsychiatrica (2020)
YT is acceptable even among younger individuals with SZ. It also enhances specific cognitive functions, regardless of individual differences in selected psychosocial characteristics. Thus, yoga could be incorporated as adjunctive therapy for patients with SZ. Importantly, our results suggest cognitive dysfunction is remediable in persons with SZ across the age spectrum.
Keyphrases
  • bipolar disorder
  • mental health