Research Activities
More than 100 peer-reviewed and indexed research papers have been published from the Department of Integrative Medicine. Research on yoga for schizophrenia has been acknowledged by the NICE guidelines of the UK. Several Ph.D., DM (Neurology), MD (Psychiatry) dissertations have been completed, and several are ongoing under the aegis of the department. Faculty of the department have presented invited lectures in scientific meetings held nationally as well as in 6 different countries. A large inter-departmental group of faculty interested in yoga research have been meeting and several research projects are currently ongoing. In November 2016, a Collaborative Centre for Yoga Therapy and Research was started with the help of the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, which supported several research projects for 5 years.
The Department of Integrative Medicine was established in October 2019 incorporating the Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMER), NIMHANS. In January 2020, the NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY) was brought under the Department. A Center for excellence in AYUSH Research under “Ayurswasthya yojana” of the ministry of AYUSH is being funded in 2022. The centre is named YANTRA – Yoga and Ayurveda in Neuroscience: Translational Research Accelerator Programme.
NICY List of Publications
Author , year | Title | Study / Article type | Journal / Book | Link / Publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naga Venkatesha Murthy PJ et.al, 1998 | P300 amplitude and antidepressant response to Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) | Brief report | Journal of Affective Disorders | view |
| Janakiramaiahet.al, 2000 | Antidepressant efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in melancholia: a randomized comparison with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and imipramine. | RCT | Journal of Affective Disorders | view |
| Kakde N, Metri KG, Varambally S, Nagaratna R, Nagendra HR. J Complement Integr Med. 2017 Mar 25. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2015-0112. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:28343166 | Development and validation of a yoga module for Parkinson disease. | Designing; expert & clinical validation of module | J Complement Integr Med. 2017 Mar 25. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2015-0112. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:28343166 | view |
| Vedamurthacharet.al, 2006 | Antidepressant efficacy and hormonal effects of Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) in alcohol dependent individuals | RCT | Journal of Affective Disorders | view |
| Duraiswamyet.al, 2007 | Yoga therapy as an add-on treatment in the management of patients with schizophrenia--a randomized controlled trial | RCT | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | view |
| Venkatasubramanian et.al, 2008 | Investigating paranormal phenomena: Functional brain imaging of telepathy | International Journal of Yoga | view | |
| Desciloet.al, 2009 | Effects of a yoga breath intervention alone and in combination with an exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in survivors of the 2004 South-East Asia tsunami | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | view | |
| Rao MR et. al, 2009 | Anxiolytic effects of a yoga program in early breast cancer patients undergoing conventional treatment:A randomized controlled trial | RCT | Complementary Therapies in Medicine | view (summary) |
| Behere et.al, 2010 | Effect of yoga therapy on facial emotion recognition deficits, symptoms and functioning in patients with schizophrenia | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | Foundationview | |
| Naveen GH, et al.,2010 | Yoga for Depression | Book | Yoga for Depression. (1st Edition) | Advanced Centre for Yoga - Mental health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS Bangalore |
| Varambally et. al, 2011 | Yoga therapy for the management of psychiatric disorders | Book Chapter | Course in Yoga Science for Medical Students/ professionals | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi. |
| Kalyani BG et.al, 2011 | Neurohemodynamic correlates of 'OM' chanting: A pilot functional magnetic resonance imaging study | Original Article | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Gangadhar & Varambally, 2011 | Yoga as Therapy in Psychiatric Disorders: Past, Present, and Future | Review | Biofeedback | view (preview) |
| Jagannathan et.al, 2012 | Efficacy of yoga and psychosocial training programme for caregivers of persons with schizophrenia | RCT | National Journal of Professional Social Work | view |
| Jagannathan et.al, 2012 | Development and feasibility of need-based yoga program for family caregivers of in-patients with schizophrenia in India. | Original Article | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Varambally & Gangadhar, 2012 | Yoga: A spiritual practice with therapeutic value in psychiatry | Review | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Baspure et.al, 2012 | Barriers to yoga therapy as an add-on treatment for schizophrenia in India | Short Comm-unication | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Varambally &Gangadhar, 2016 | Current status of yoga in mental health services | Commentary | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Naveen et. al, 2013 | Yoga and epilepsy: What do patients perceive? | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Gangadhar & Varambally, 2013 | Author's reply ( to letter ‘Yoga therapy and schizophrenia’, Int J Yoga. 2013 Jul-Dec; 6(2): 134.doi: 10.4103/0973-6131.113419) | Author's reply | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Effects of yoga intervention on sleep and quality-of-life in elderly: A randomized controlled trial. | RCT/ Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Randomized clinical trial of yoga-based intervention in residents from elderly homes: Effects on cognitive function | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Feasibility and efficacy of yoga as an add-on intervention in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: An exploratory study | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Thirthalli et. al, 2013 | Cortisol and antidepressant effects of yoga. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Naveen et. al, 2013 | Positive therapeutic and neurotropic effects | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Umadevi et. al, 2013 | Effect of yoga therapy on anxiety and depressive symptoms and quality-of-life among caregivers of in-patients with neurological disorders at a tertiary care center in India: A randomized controlled trial. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Manjunath et.al, 2013 | Efficacy of yoga as an add-on treatment for in-patients with functional psychotic disorder | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Gangadhar BN et.al, 2013 | Positive antidepressant effects of generic yoga in depressive out-patients: A comparative study | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Designing, validation and feasibility of a yoga-based intervention for elderly | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Rao NP et.al, 2013 | Yoga school of thought and psychiatry: Therapeutic potential | Review | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Varambally et.al, 2013 | Therapeutic efficacy of add-on yogasana intervention in stabilized outpatient schizophrenia: Randomized controlled comparison with exercise and waitlist. | RCT | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Naveen et. al, 2013 | Development and feasibility of yoga therapy module for out-patients with depression in India. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Varambally et.al, 2013 | Yoga-based intervention for caregivers of outpatients with psychosis: A randomized controlled pilot study | RCT | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Gangadhar BN, 2014 | Toward building evidence for yoga | Guest Editorial | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Bhargav et. al, 2014 | Frontal hemodynamic responses to high frequency yoga breathing in schizophrenia: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. | Original Research Article | Frontiers in Psychiatry | view |
| Jayaram et. al, 2014 | Effect of yoga therapy on plasma oxytocin and facial emotion recognition deficits in patients of schizophrenia. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Govindarajet. al, 2015 | Yoga for schizophrenia: Patients' perspective. | Short Communication | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Gangadhar & Varambally, 2015 | Integrating yoga in mental health services | Editorial | Indian Journal of Medical Research | view |
| Bhargav et. al, 2015 | Schizophrenia Patient or Spiritually Advanced Personality? A Qualitative Case Analysis | Philosophical Exploration | Journal of Religion and Health | view |
| Gangadhar &Porandlaet. al, 2015 | Yoga and mental health services | Editorial | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Jagannathan, 2015 | Yoga as a Complementary and Alternative Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders in India: A Solution to Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) of Mental Health Care? | Editorial | International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience | view |
| Bhargav et.al,2016 | Acute effects of 3G mobile phone radiations on frontal haemodynamics during a cognitive taskin teenagers and possible protective value of Omchanting | RCT | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Bhat et. al, 2016 | Designing and validation of a yoga-based intervention for obsessive compulsive disorder | Designing; expert & clinical validation of module | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Govindaraj et. al, 2016 | Designing and validation of a yoga-based intervention for schizophrenia | Designing & expert validation of module | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Naveen GH et. al, 2016 | Serum cortisol and BDNF in patients with major depression—effect of yoga | Non-randomized trial | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Govindaraj et. al, 2016 | Yoga and physical exercise – a review and comparison | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Sutar et. al, 2016 | Yoga-based intervention in patients with somatoform disorders: an open label trial | Non-randomized trial | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Sutar et. al, 2016 | Yoga intervention and functional pain syndromes: a selective review | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Rao & Menon, 2016 | A heuristic model linking yoga philosophy and self-reflectionto examine underlying mechanisms ofadd-on yoga treatment in schizophrenia | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Mehta et. al, 2016 | Bridging the schism of schizophrenia through yoga—Review of putative mechanisms | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| Thirthalli et. al, 2016 | Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine approaches to mental health care and psychological wellbeing in India and China. | Review | Lancet Psychiatry | view (summary) |
| Varambally & Gangadhar, 2016 | Yoga- based interventions for the management of psychiatric disorders | Book Chapter | Physical Exercise Interventions for Mental Health (Ed. Linda Lam and Michelle Riba) | view (cambridge university link ) |
| Varambally et. al, 2016 | Yoga therapy for other mental health conditions | Book Chapter | The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care (Ed. Khalsa SBS, Cohen L, McCall T, and Telles S) | view (Handspring Publishing Limited, East Lothian, UK ) |
| Pandurangi, Keshavan, Ganapathy, Gangadhar, 2017 | Yoga: Past and Present | American Journal of Psychiatry | view | |
| Jakhar J et. al, 2019 | Cortical inhibition in major depression: Investigating the acute effect of single-session yoga versus walking | Original Article | Brain Stimulation | view |
| Bista S et al., 2019 | How to Interpret Integral Area Variable of Gas Discharge Visualization? | Response to the Letter to Editor | International Journal of Yoga-Philosophy | view |
| Jasti N et al., 2019 | Medical applications of Infrared thermography: A narrative review | Review | Journal of Stem Cells | view |
| Varambally S et al., 2019 | Yoga and schizophrenia—a comprehensive assessment of neuroplasticity: Protocol for a single blind randomized controlled study of yoga in schizophrenia | Review | Medicine | view |
| Jakhar J et al., 2019 | Cortical inhibition in major depression: Investigating the acute effect of single-session yoga versus walking. | Original Article | Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation | view |
| Bhide SR et al., 2020 | Integrative therapy for Wilson's disease: A case report | Case Report | Asian journal of psychiatry | view |
| Hamza A et al., 2020 | Development and testing of an audio-visual self-help yoga manual for Indian caregivers of persons with schizophrenia living in the community: A single-blind randomized controlled trial | Original Article | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Hegde D et al., 2020 | Feasibility and pilot efficacy testing of integrated yoga and Shirodhara (Ayurvedic oil-dripping) intervention on clinical symptoms, cognitive functions and sleep quality of adults with anxiety disorder | Original Article | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Jasti N et al., 2020 | Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Yoga Therapy for Parkinson's Disease | Orginal Article | . Alternative and Complementary Therapies | view |
| Rakesh et al., 2020 | Controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of janu basti and asthi shrinkhala in management of janusandhigata vata w.s.r to osteoarthritis | original Article | Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences | view |
| Jakhar J et al., 2020 | Potential role of yoga monotherapy in childhood social anxiety disorder: A case study | Original Article | Explore | view |
| Jasti N et al., 2020 | Tele-yoga for stress management: Need of the hour during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond? | Original Article | Asian journal of psychiatry | view |
| Metri K et al., 2020 | Management of acute calculus cholecystitis with integrated Ayurveda and Yoga intervention: A case report | Original Article | Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine | view |
| Bhargav H et al., 2020 | Yoga and psychiatric disorders: a review of biomarker evidence | Review | International review of psychiatry | view |
| Dumbala S et al., 2020 | Effect of Yoga on Psychological Distress among Women Receiving Treatment for Infertility | Original Article | International journal of yoga | view |
| AD, Aryamol et al., 2020 | A comparative clinical study to evaluate the effect of Charakokta mutravirechaniya mahakashaya in mutrakrichra or lower urinary tract infection | Original Article | International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research | view |
| Bhargav PH et al., 2020 | Impact of a Course of Add-on Supervised Yoga on Cortical Inhibition in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Original Article | Canadian journal of psychiatry | view |
| Vinod K et al., 2020 | Meditation as a psychosocial intervention: Need of the hour | Review | Social Psychiatry | view |
| Govindaraj R et al., 2020 | Does Yoga Have a Role in Schizophrenia Management? | Review | Current Psychiatry Reports | view |
| Pathania et al., 2020 | To evaluate the efficacy of Guduchyadi yoga in the management of Raktachapadhikyata or essential Hypertension-a randomized controlled clinical trial. | Original Article | Interna href="http://ijaprs.com/index.php/ijapr/article/view/1508" rel="noopener" target="_blank"ational Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research. | <>view |
| Suchandra H et al., 2020 | Kundalini-like Experience as Psychopathology: A Case Series and Brief Review | Review | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice | view |
| Mukhopadhyay S et al., 2021 | Heavy Metals in Indian Traditional Systems of Medicine: A Systematic Scoping Review and Recommendations for Integrative Medicine Practice | Systematic Review | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Request article |
| Bhargav H et al., 2021 | Correlation of prakriti diagnosis using AyuSoft prakriti diagnostic tool with clinician rating in patients with psychiatric disorders | Original Article | Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine | view |
| Srikanth N et al., 2021 | Clinical safety of selected Ayurvedic formulations in Osteoarthritis | Review | Journal of research in ayurvedic sciences | view |
| Bhide SR et al., 2021 | Feasibility of Using Counseling Techniques from Ramayana for Managing Negative emotions: an anecdotal Review and analysis | Review | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine | view |
| Jagannathan A et al., 2021 | Tele-yoga therapy for common mental health disorders: Need for assessment tool and guidelines | Review | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Bhargav PH et al., 2021 | Impact of a Course of Add-on Supervised Yoga on Cortical Inhibition in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Original Article | Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Varshney P et al., 2021 | Yoga as an Adjunct for Management of Opioid Dependence Syndrome: A Nine-Month Follow-Up Case Report | Case Report | Case Reports in Psychiatry | view |
| Umesh C et al., 2021 | Role of Ayurveda and YogaBased lifestyle in the COVID-19 Pandemic–A Narrative Review | Review | Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine | view |
| Kumar V et al., 2021 | Generic Yoga Modules for Clinical and Research Settings—Need of the Hour | Review | International Journal of Yoga Therapy | view |
| Mukhopadhyay S et al., 2021 | Heavy Metals in Indian Traditional Systems of Medicine: A Systematic Scoping Review and Recommendations for Integrative Medicine Practice | Review | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | view |
| Rani S et al., 2021 | Effect of yoga on depression in hypothyroidism: A pilot study | Original Article | Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine | view |
| Bhargav H et al., 2021 | Development, Validation, and Feasibility Testing of a Yoga Module for Opioid Use Disorder | Original Article | Advances in mind-body medicine | view |
| Kesavan M et al., 2021 | Adjunct yoga therapy: Influence on Heart Rate Variability in Major Depressive Disorder-A Randomized Controlled Trial | Original Article | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Bhat SG et al., 2021 | Yoga therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A case series from India | Case Series | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Kumar V et al., 2021 | ‘Soother of mind’–meditation in psychiatric disorders: a narrative review | Review | BJPsych Advances | view |
| Bhide SR et al., 2021 | Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Yoga Philosophy: A Perspective on the Need for Yoga-Based Counselling Program (YBCP) in Common Mental Disorders | Review | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine | view |
| Arasappa R et al., 2021 | Perspective of patients referred to Yoga center in a tertiary neuropsychiatric hospital: A cross-sectional retrospective stud | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| Galagali PM et al., 2021 | The Role of Telemedicine in Child and Adolescent Healthcare in India. | Review | Current pediatrics reports | view |
| Sharma MK et al., 2021 | Mindfulness-based interventions: Potentials for management of internet gaming disorder | Review | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Hakkim A et al., 2021 | Development and feasibility testing of a brief yoga module on well-being and cognition of postgraduate mental healthcare students in tertiary settings | Original Article | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| GARCIA YM et al., 2021 | How Do You Treat Osteoporosis in the Elderly in Your Practice? | Review | Medical Acupuncture | view |
| Soman A et al., 2022 | Integrative medicine enhances motor and sensory recovery in guillain–Barre syndrome–A case study | Case Study | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| Bista S et al., 2022 | Applications of Gas Discharge Visualization Imaging in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review | Review | Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine | view |
| Jasti N et al., 2022 | Role of Yoga in Stroke Management: Current Evidence and Future Directions. | Original Article | The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Cardiovascular Medicine | view |
| Bhargav H et al., 2022 | Yoga and mental health: what every psychiatrist needs to know | Review | BJPsych Advances | view |
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