ArticleMindfulness2021
Yoga v. health education for attentional processes relevant to major depressive disorder.
Article in Mindfulness, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of physical activity on depressive symptoms in middle-aged and younger-old adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of mindfulness yoga on patients with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of yoga for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mind-Body Exercise, Cognitive Reappraisal, Brooding, and Psychological Distress Among Middle-Aged Women.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Yoga as a modality in occupational therapy practice for adults experiencing mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2026Review
- Effect of physical exercise on sleep quality of college students: Chain intermediary effect of mindfulness and ruminative thinking.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesResearch has shown that yoga may be an effective adjunctive treatment for persistent depression, the benefits of which may accumulate over time. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the following in a sample of persistently depressed individuals: whether yoga increases mindfulness and whether yoga attenuates rumination. Rumination and mindfulness both represent attentional processes relevant for onset and maintenance of depressive episodes.
methodsOne-hundred-ten individuals who were persistently depressed despite ongoing use of pharmacological treatment were recruited into an RCT comparing yoga with a health education class. Mindfulness and rumination were assessed at baseline and across 3 time points during the ten-week intervention.
resultsFindings demonstrate that, compared to health education, yoga was associated with higher mean levels of the observe facet of mindfulness relative to the control group during the intervention period (
conclusionsResults suggest a small effect of yoga on components of mindfulness during a 10-week intervention period. Previous research suggests that continued assessment after the initial 10 weeks may reveal continued improvement. Future research may also examine moderators of the impact of yoga on mindfulness and rumination, including clinical factors such as depression severity or depression chronicity, or demographic factors such as age.
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