Abstract
Ninety-two prenatally depressed pregnant women were randomly assigned to a tai chi/yoga or a waitlist control group at an average of 22 weeks gestation. The tai chi/yoga group participated in a 20-min group session per week for 12 weeks. At the end of the treatment period the tai chi/yoga group had lower summary depression (CES-D) scores, as well as lower negative affect and somatic/vegetative symptoms subscale scores on the CES-D, lower anxiety (STAI) scores and lower sleep disturbances scores.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 6-10 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Prenatal depression
- Sleep
- Tai chi/yoga
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Complementary and alternative medicine
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Field, T., Diego, M., Delgado, J., & Medina, L. (2013). Tai chi/yoga reduces prenatal depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 19(1), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.10.001