Integrated Yoga and Naturopathy Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Single Case Report
Overwhelming worry and apprehensions, particularly in public settings, are hallmarks of social anxiety disorder. There is a persistent misconception that someone is constantly observing, assessing, or observing their actions. A patient with generalized anxiety disorder was the subject of the current case report. Numerous metrics showed a notable improvement following the supervision of Yogasana, Pranayama, Omkara chanting, meditation, naturopathy, and thought replacement treatment. Before and after day therapy, assessments on several scales were conducted, and there was a six-month follow-up. These resulted in a reduction of 69.60 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), a 46% reduction on the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), and an improvement of 43.49% in the physical domain, 34% in the psychological domain, 11.53% in the social relationship domain, and 27.90% in the environment domain of the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (QuoL-BREF). Therefore, it is proven that integrated approach of Yoga and naturopathy plays a beneficial role in GAD.
Authors
- Anoop Kuttikat
- Malavalli Venkatesh Bhavana
Institutions
- Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.10.9.34
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00