An Application of Yagna Pathy: A Spiritual, Cost-Effective, Indigenous Low-Intensity Psychological Intervention to Manage Common Mental Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study in India.

IF 3.3 Q1 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Acharya Balkrishna, Anuradha Gupta, Sourav Ghosh, Vedpriya Arya
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Abstract

Elements of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) like stress, depression and anxiety are significant contributors to the global burden of disease. Even though they affect people at all socioeconomic levels, most of those in the low-income and middle-income populations lack access to efficient psychological and pharmaceutical interventions. One potential solution to this issue is the application of indigenous low-intensity psychological interventions like Yagna Pathy. The current cross sectional pilot study includes a total of 426 heterogenous group of people suffering from Stress, Anxiety and Depression (both in normal and diseased range) received Yagna pathy for 30 days. The severity of the stress, anxiety and depression was evaluated using a validated depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) score questionnaire. A significant association (chi square, p < 0.001) was found between the mental healing with gender and activity status of the participants. Strong inter-correlation (R2 > 0.7; p < 0.001) among features of stress, anxiety and depression also proved the manifoldness of the CMD. Improvements in DAS scores demonstrate the effectiveness of a well-directed Yagna practice maintained for a predetermined amount of time in managing stress, anxiety, and depression. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) of the responses was also found to be "excellent". Therefore, the study showcased that indigenous practices like Yagna Pathy could effectively minimize the severity of CMD. This approach is non-medicated, non-invasive, and cost-effective, making it a practicable therapy for global implementation.

Yagna Pathy 的应用:在印度开展的一项横断面试点研究:印度的一项横断面试点研究。
压力、抑郁和焦虑等常见精神障碍(CMD)是造成全球疾病负担的重要因素。尽管这些疾病影响着各个社会经济阶层的人,但大多数中低收入人群无法获得有效的心理和药物干预。解决这一问题的一个潜在办法就是应用像 Yagna Pathy 这样的本土低强度心理干预方法。目前的横断面试点研究包括对 426 名患有压力症、焦虑症和抑郁症的不同人群(包括正常人和病人)进行为期 30 天的 Yagna Pathy 治疗。压力、焦虑和抑郁的严重程度通过有效的抑郁、焦虑和压力(DAS)评分问卷进行评估。结果表明,"亚格纳疗法 "与 "压力、焦虑和抑郁 "之间存在明显的关联(秩和平方,P 2 > 0.7;P 极佳)。因此,该研究表明,Yagna Pathy 等本土做法可有效减轻慢性阻塞性肺病的严重程度。这种方法不用药、无创伤、成本效益高,是一种可在全球推广的实用疗法。
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Journal of Evidence-based Integrative Medicine
Journal of Evidence-based Integrative Medicine INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE-
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