Yoga Therapy: An Alternative Way for Schizophrenia

Treatment which carried out on individuals with schizophrenia have been less effective, about 30-40% while resisting treatment process. The use of drugs to alter the function of individual psychological condition has worsened as anergia (lethargy), apathy, and lack of motivation. In addition, it was found that individual with schizophrenia have a lower quality of life.

The emergence of a trend to try an alternative way related mental health, yoga believe to be an useful therapy to manage (reduce tension, anxiety, depression, anger, happiness improve emotional and interpersonal functioning) symptoms of schizophrenia as found by previous studies. It can even improve insulin as well as helping those who have cardiovascular diseases in both of which occur frequently in individuals with schizophrenia.

Research conducted related to the effectiveness and adaptability of yoga therapy for individuals with mental disorders are very few. Previous research conducted in a mental hospital, New Hampshire, in 113 patients, found that yoga programs effective to reduce patient stress and improve mood. Another study also found that participant which take yoga classes can significantly reduce psychiatric symptoms (negative symptoms, anergia, and depression) when compared with the use of training as a mediator calisthenics schizophrenic individual treatment; and yoga are also able to improve the quality of life in the control group compared to other studies.