Yoga Reduces Symptoms of Distress in Tsunami Survivors in the Andaman Islands

A month after the December 2004 tsunami the effect of a 1 week yoga program was evaluated on self rated fear, anxiety, sadness and disturbed sleep in 47 survivors in the Andaman Islands. Polygraph recordings of the heart rate, breath rate and skin resistance were also made. Among the 47 people, 31 w...

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Main Authors: Telles, Shirley, Naveen, K. V., Dash, Manoj
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176139/