Researchers have concluded that yoga works like antidepressants and psychotherapy and helps tackle most mental health problems like depression ADHD and even schizophrenia giving the ancient Indian practice a scientific thumbs up! Like other medications prescribed for psychiatric disorders yoga helps modulate levels of key chemicals like serotonin and cortisol a review by scientists at Duke University has confirmed. They found sometimes yoga works as a standalone remedy while in other as an adjunct with other medicines. ‘Additionally there is likely to be a positive group effect when one practices yoga in a group’ Dr Meera Balasubramaniam the lead author
