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Effectiveness of Yogic Breathing Exercises on Depressive Symptoms among Alcohol Dependents in a Selected De-addiction Centre at IMH, Chennai.

Author(s) Ms. Madhubala S
Country India
Abstract Alcohol may temporarily relieve some of the depressive symptoms initially, but chronic alcohol worsens the depressive symptoms. So, researcher administer the yogic breathing exercises to find effectiveness in reducing the depressive symptoms among alcohol dependents. Quasi-experimental research design was used to “assess the effectiveness of yogic breathing exercises on depressive symptoms among alcohol dependents in a selected de-addiction center at IMH, Chennai”. 60 samples selected by non-randomized purposive sampling techniques. Participants depression level assessed by Beck Depression Inventory on before and after administration of Yogic breathing exercises, which include sudarshan kriya yoga and bastrika pranayama. The study result showed that yogic breathing exercises reduced depression level from 22.87 to 13.95 (SD: 4.10 to 3.10) among study participants. The calculated ‘t’ value of 43.82 was significant at 0.001 level. The researcher concluded that there is a significant effect of yogic breathing exercises on depression among alcohol-dependent clients, so integrating yogic breathing exercise in the treatment among alcoholic dependents the outcome will be effective.
Keywords yogic breathing exercises, Sudarshan kriya yoga, Bastrika pranayama, alcohol dependents, depression
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-31
DOI https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i04.7548
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