Research Activities
More than 40 peer-reviewed and indexed research papers have been published from the Centre. 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 Centre. Faculty of the centre have presented invited lectures in scientific meetings held nationally as well as in in 6 different countries. A large inter-departmental group of faculty interested in yoga research have been meeting and 12 research projects are currently ongoing. In November 2016, a Collaborative Centre for Yoga Therapy and Research has been started with the help of the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, which will support several research projects for 5 years.
NICY List of Publications
| Sl No. | Author , year | Title | Study / Article type | Journal / Book | Link / Publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Pandurangi, Keshavan, Ganapathy, Gangadhar, 2017 | Yoga: Past and Present | American Journal of Psychiatry | view | |
| 3 | Varambally &Gangadhar, 2016 | Current status of yoga in mental health services | Commentary | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Govindaraj et. al, 2016 | Designing and validation of a yoga-based intervention for schizophrenia | Designing & expert validation of module | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Govindaraj et. al, 2016 | Yoga and physical exercise – a review and comparison | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| 9 | Sutar et. al, 2016 | Yoga-based intervention in patients with somatoform disorders: an open label trial | Non-randomized trial | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| 10 | Sutar et. al, 2016 | Yoga intervention and functional pain syndromes: a selective review | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Mehta et. al, 2016 | Bridging the schism of schizophrenia through yoga—Review of putative mechanisms | Review | International Review of Psychiatry | view |
| 13 | 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) |
| 14 | 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 ) |
| 15 | 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 ) |
| 16 | Gangadhar &Porandlaet. al, 2015 | Yoga and mental health services | Editorial | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 17 | Gangadhar & Varambally, 2015 | Integrating yoga in mental health services | Editorial | Indian Journal of Medical Research | view |
| 18 | Govindarajet. al, 2015 | Yoga for schizophrenia: Patients' perspective. | Short Communication | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| 19 | Bhargav et. al, 2015 | Schizophrenia Patient or Spiritually Advanced Personality? A Qualitative Case Analysis | Philosophical Exploration | Journal of Religion and Health | view |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Gangadhar BN, 2014 | Toward building evidence for yoga | Guest Editorial | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Thirthalli et. al, 2013 | Cortisol and antidepressant effects of yoga. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 25 | Naveen et. al, 2013 | Positive therapeutic and neurotropic effects | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 26 | Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects. | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 27 | Naveen et. al, 2013 | Yoga and epilepsy: What do patients perceive? | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 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 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | 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 |
| 35 | Hariprasad et.al, 2013 | Designing, validation and feasibility of a yoga-based intervention for elderly | Original Article | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | Rao NP et.al, 2013 | Yoga school of thought and psychiatry: Therapeutic potential | Review | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 38 | Varambally et.al, 2013 | Yoga-based intervention for caregivers of outpatients with psychosis: A randomized controlled pilot study | RCT | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 39 | 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 |
| 40 | Varambally & Gangadhar, 2012 | Yoga: A spiritual practice with therapeutic value in psychiatry | Review | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | view |
| 41 | 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 |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | 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 |
| 44 | Kalyani BG et.al, 2011 | Neurohemodynamic correlates of 'OM' chanting: A pilot functional magnetic resonance imaging study | Original Article | International Journal of Yoga | view |
| 45 | Gangadhar & Varambally, 2011 | Yoga as Therapy in Psychiatric Disorders: Past, Present, and Future | Review | Biofeedback | view (preview) |
| 46 | Varambally et. al, 2011 | Yoga therapy for the management of psychiatric disorders | Book Chapter | Foundation Course in Yoga Science for Medical Students/ professionals | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi. |
| 47 | Naveen GH, et al.,2010 | Yoga for Depression | Book | Yoga for Depression. (1st Edition) | Advanced Centre for Yoga - Mental health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS Bangalore |
| 48 | Behere et.al, 2010 | Effect of yoga therapy on facial emotion recognition deficits, symptoms and functioning in patients with schizophrenia | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | view | |
| 49 | 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 | |
| 50 | 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) |
| 51 | Venkatasubramanian et.al, 2008 | Investigating paranormal phenomena: Functional brain imaging of telepathy | International Journal of Yoga | view | |
| 52 | 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 |
| 53 | Vedamurthacharet.al, 2006 | Antidepressant efficacy and hormonal effects of Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) in alcohol dependent individuals | RCT | Journal of Affective Disorders | view |
| 54 | 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 |
| 55 | Naga Venkatesha Murthy PJ et.al, 1998 | P300 amplitude and antidepressant response to Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) | Brief report | Journal of Affective Disorders | view |
| 56 | Jakhar J et. al, 2019 | Cortical inhibition in major depression: Investigating the acute effect of single-session yoga versus walking | Original Article | Brain Stimulation |