Depression and Stress

1. Depressionand Stress 醫學二B 杜立慈

2. Depression

5. What is Depression? • Depression happens when these chemical messages aren’t delivered correctly between brain cells, disrupting communication. • Traditional treatment : Medicine and counseling • Medicines for depression →balancing chemicals in the brain • Many people don’t stay on depression medicine long enough • see your doctor regularly

6. Exercise and Depression

8. Yoga • Yoga means union • The word "yoga" is a Sanskrit term derived from the root "Yuj", which means to yoke, join or unite • Asana: postures In hatha yoga (all physical forms of yoga come from hatha yoga) • Pranayama: different kinds of breathing methods • Union of body, mind and breath. • Meditation

9. Topic: Yoga and Depression • I. Introduction A. What is depression and how to cope with it. B. Thesis Statement: Yoga can be considered as a complementary therapy or an alternative method for medical therapy in the treatment of depression. • II. The relations between exercise and depression A. What benefits does exercise have? B. The mechanism for exercise to help depression

10. III. The relations between yoga and depression A. Results of the two studies B. How does yoga works to improve mood and reduces depression?                • IV.Discussion and Criticism A.The two inconsistent results B. the application of yoga for depression • V. Conclusion With appropriate design, yoga could be a good complementary and alternative treatment for depression.

11. Exercise and Depression • A. What benefits does exercise have? • Strengthens your body (heart, muscle and bones) • Energy levels↑ • Blood pressure↓ • Body fat↓ • Fit and Healthy • Reduces depression

12. Exercise and Depression • B. The mechanism for exercise to help depression 1. • Reduces stress • Wards off anxiety and feelings of depression • Boosts self-esteem • Improves sleep

13. Exercise and Depression • B. The mechanism for exercise to help depression 2. body releases endorphins • Endorphin: • interact with the receptors in your brain →reduce your perception of pain(like analgesics) • trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine(runner’s high)

14. Yoga and Depression • A. Results of the two studies • 1. Yoga courses gave insignificant improvement of depression(Effects of yoga on depression and anxiety of women) Mean depressive scores (control group): 11.2 → 11(Pvalue = 0.25).

15. Yoga and Depression • A. Results of the two studies • 2. Yoga appears to be a promising intervention for depression(Yoga as a Complementary Treatment of Depression)

16. Yoga and Depression • B. How does yoga works to improve mood and reduces depression? • 1. The similar effects as exercise to relieve depression(stress, anxiety, feelings of depression, sleeping quality…) • 2. Asana, Pranayama, deep relaxation or meditation. • Body and Soul?

17. Discussion and Criticism • A.The two inconsistent results • 1. The causes and factors lead to the two different results • greater therapeutic time period? • performed only on females? • Difficulty to standardize and classify the severity • 2. Different situations for cases in testing groups and other factors leading to the same, positive results • regular exercising, under other therapy

18. Discussion and Criticism • B. the application of yoga for depression • 1. Characteristics making it promising • Without medicine • Keep fit and be health • 2. Difficulties it would meet • Measurement of the effects • Requires a systematical design and reasonable process • Medical cure or commercial product?

19. Conclusion With appropriate design, yoga could be a good complementary and alternative treatment for depression.

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