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ArticleInternational journal of yoga

Yogic Breathing Instruction in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Pilot Study.

Nupur Tiwari, Michelle Sutton, Matthew Garner, David S Baldwin

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Nupur TiwariSouthern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.
Michelle SuttonSouthern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.
Matthew GarnerClinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.
David S BaldwinSouthern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study aims to evaluate the feasibility and effects of instruction in yogic breathing techniques ( MATERIALS AND

methodsParticipants were adult primary or secondary care patients with a primary diagnosis of GAD (with or without comorbidity) and persistent anxiety symptoms of at least moderate intensity, despite prior treatment with two or more medications of proven efficacy. Patients participated in group-delivered yogic breathing training and practice for 12 weeks. Structured assessments were performed at baseline, after 1, 2, and 6 weeks of instruction, and at end-point. Participants also completed the antisaccade (emotional variant) task and startle response task at baseline and end-point.

resultsAt baseline, participating patients ( LIMITATIONS: The absence of a control group and small sample size.

conclusionYogic breathing techniques proved simple to learn and may be beneficial in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant GAD. Yogic breathing had no effect on autonomic arousal, but the reduction in errors to negative stimuli in the antisaccade task suggests an improvement in attention control during the intervention accompanying the reduction in symptoms.

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Anxiety disordergeneralized anxiety disorderpranayamayogic breathing

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PMID30692788
PMCPMC6329222

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