More hot yoga means less severe depression symptoms, new trial analysis finds

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Journal of Affective Disorders . Clinical depression affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of global disability. Traditional clinical treatments, such as talk therapy and common antidepressant medications, are not always sufficient to guarantee complete relief. Only about half of patients achieve a clinical response using these standard approaches. Many individuals who do respond to standard antidepressant medications still experience persistent adverse clinical effects. These negative effects can include severe sleep disruptions, unwanted weight gain, chronic fatigue, and cognitive dulling. Because of these side effects, patients frequently limit their long term medication use. To find highly accessible and easily tolerated alternatives, researchers have increasingly investigated mind and body interventions. Prior research points to independent...