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ArticleFocus (American Psychiatric Publishing)2018

Qigong and Tai-Chi for Mood Regulation.

Albert Yeung, Jessie S M Chan, Joey C Cheung, Liye Zou

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Article in Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 27 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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84citing papers in PubMed, 27 pooled it
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Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 27 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 159 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Albert YeungDr. Yeung and Ms. Cheung are with the Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Yeung is also with the South Cove Community Health Center, Boston. Dr. Chan is with the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Dr. Zou is with the Department of Physical Education and Health Education, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Department of Sports Science, Jishou University, Jishou, China.
Jessie S M ChanDr. Yeung and Ms. Cheung are with the Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Yeung is also with the South Cove Community Health Center, Boston. Dr. Chan is with the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Dr. Zou is with the Department of Physical Education and Health Education, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Department of Sports Science, Jishou University, Jishou, China.
Joey C CheungDr. Yeung and Ms. Cheung are with the Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Yeung is also with the South Cove Community Health Center, Boston. Dr. Chan is with the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Dr. Zou is with the Department of Physical Education and Health Education, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Department of Sports Science, Jishou University, Jishou, China.
Liye ZouDr. Yeung and Ms. Cheung are with the Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Yeung is also with the South Cove Community Health Center, Boston. Dr. Chan is with the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Dr. Zou is with the Department of Physical Education and Health Education, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Department of Sports Science, Jishou University, Jishou, China.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Qigong and Tai-Chi are traditional self-healing, self-cultivation exercises originating in ancient China. These exercises are characterized by coordinated body posture and movements, deep rhythmic breathing, meditation, and mental focus based on traditional Chinese medicine theories. Although the exact mechanisms of Qigong's and Tai-Chi's effects on physical and mental well-being are unknown, these practices may be viewed as meditative movements and share many of the healing elements observed in mindfulness meditation. Clinical studies including randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses have shown that both Qigong and Tai-Chi have beneficial effects on psychological well-being and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Qigong and Tai-Chi frequently involve anchoring attention to interoceptive sensations related to breath or other parts of the body, which has been shown to enhance nonreactivity to aversive thoughts and impulses. Preliminary studies suggest that the slow movements in Qigong and Tai-Chi with slowing of breath frequency could alter the autonomic system and restore homeostasis, attenuating stress related to hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivity and modulating the balance of the autonomic nervous system toward parasympathetic dominance. Qigong's and Tai-Chi's effects on emotion regulation could occur through changes in multiple prefrontal regions, the limbic system, and the striatum or in the expression of genes linked to inflammatory responses and stress-related pathways.

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EvidenceIntroductionMood RegulationQigongTai-ChiTheories

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PMID31975898
PMCPMC6519567
OpenAlexW2785312152

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