EFFECT OF ASTHANGA YOGA ON DEPRESSION FOR MALE INMATES IN PRISON- SHORT COMMUNICATION.
- Department of Mental Health Nursing, Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry.
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Depressive symptoms are common mental disorders around worldwide. Moreover, the prison environment characterized by overcrowding, stereotype regimen, lack of recreational activities, and high level of uncertainty could lead to depression than in general population Yoga and its various techniques are useful in minimizing the psychological distress like depression of the individuals especially the prisoners. Studies were shown that Yoga and meditation had a good impact on stress management of Female Prisoners. The present study reported from the data obtained from the Male Inmates by means of semi- structured questionnaire and standard tool shows that selected limbs of Ashtanga Yoga (Asana and Pranayama) are effective in treatment of depression for male Inmates who are convicted for several years.
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[Deepika.K, Prabavathy S and Renuka K. (2019); EFFECT OF ASTHANGA YOGA ON DEPRESSION FOR MALE INMATES IN PRISON- SHORT COMMUNICATION. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Apr). 621-622] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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