The Science and Art of Yoga in Mental and Neurological Healthcare

by Shivarama Varambally, Sanju George, TM Srinivasan, Hemant Bhargav

This book, The Science and Art of Yoga in Mental and Neurological Healthcare, attempts to bring the reader abreast of these developments and presents a comprehensive as well as practical approach to the use of Yoga as a therapeutic approach in psychiatric and neurological disorders. The initial chapters aim to give the reader a brief introduction to Yoga, the yogic concept of counseling, and the role of Yoga in traditional and modern healthcare in India. The section on Neurobiological Dimensions of Yoga aims to explain the basic concepts which are needed to understand the multilayered effects of yoga in different psychiatric and neurological disorders as well as the various techniques which have been used to unravel these mechanisms. The subsequent chapters on the role of yoga and the current status of evidence in various psychiatric and neurological disorders form the core of this manual and are written by authors who have carried out original research work in the specific area. The final chapters focus on the role of yoga for caregivers of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, the contribution of yoga to Positive Mental Health (which is critical in these troubled times), and Tele-Yoga, which seems set to occupy a central place in the future of yoga therapy. This book will serve as a guide to professionals in Yoga and Mental Health in their noble quest to help patients and families suffering from mental and neurological disorders.

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Editor Editor's Affiliation
1. Varambally Shivarama
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2. George Sanju
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
3. Srinivasan TM
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana, Samsthana (S-VYASA) University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
4. Bhargav Hemant National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ISBN 9788194802815
Speciality Psychiatry
DOI 10.5005/jp/books/18438
Edition 1/e
Publishing Year 2021
Pages 312
Book Type Professional

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