Khushbu Rani
1, Suresh Tiwari
1, Santosh Kumar
2, Uma Singh
3, Jai Prakash
4, Neena Srivastava
4*1 Department of Geriatric Mental Health, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Psychiatry, Nalanda Medical College, Patna, Bihar, India
3 Department of obstetrics and gynecology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
4 Department of Physiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
Introduction: Menstrual disorders are common problems among women in the reproductive
age group. Yuga interventions may decrease the physical and psychological
problems related to menstrual disorders. The present study was aimed to assess
the effect of Yoga Nidra on psychological problems in patients with menstrual
disorders.
Methods: A total number of 100 women recruited from the department of obstetrics and gynecology and
were then randomly allocated into two groups: a) intervention received yogic
intervention and medication for 6 month, and b) control group received no yogic
intervention and they only received prescribed medication). Psychological
General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) and hormonal profile were assessed at the time
of before and after six months on both groups.
Results: The mean score of anxiety, depression,
positive well-being, general health, and vitality scores, as well as hormonal
levels, in posttest were significantly different in intervention group as
compared with pretest. But there was no significant difference in control
group.
Conclusion: Yoga Nidra can be a successful
therapy to overcome the psychiatric morbidity associated with menstrual
irregularities. Therefore, Yogic relaxation training (Yoga Nidra) could
be prescribed as an adjunct to conventional drug therapy for menstrual
dysfunction.