Yoga

A RCT of weekly yoga classes versus health education classes in individuals with depression symptoms despite antidepressant medication use was conducted over a period of 10 weeks.⁹⁶ Follow-up assessments were done 3 and 6 months afterwards. At 10 weeks, a statistically significant difference between depression symptoms among the groups was not seen. However, over the entire intervention and follow-up period, when controlling for baseline, yoga participants showed lower levels of depression than health education class participants. At 6-month follow-up, 51% of yoga participants demonstrated a response which may indicate that benefits of yoga may accumulate over time.