Kundalini Yoga Meditation Versus the Relaxation Response Meditation for Treating Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Shannahoff-Khalsa D, Fernandes RY, de B. Pereira C, March JS, Leckman JF, Golshan S, Vieira MSR, Polanczyk GV, Miguel EC, Shavitt RG. Kundalini Yoga Meditation Versus the Relaxation Response Meditation for Treating Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2019, 10: 793. PMID: 31780963, PMCID: PMC6859828, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchY-BOCS scoresFirst-line therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical trialsSecondary measuresY-BOCSShort Form-36 Health SurveyBaseline Y-BOCS scoresCompulsive ScaleGreater improvementRelative efficacyClinical Global ImpressionEffective treatment scheduleYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleHigh psychosocial impairmentBeck Depression InventoryBeck Anxiety InventoryLife-long disorderObsessive Compulsive ScaleYale-Brown ObsessiveYoga meditationLine therapyPrimary outcomeTreat analysisReuptake inhibitors