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“Yoga combined with counselling could be an effective way of treating the symptoms of major
depression, a Charles Darwin University researcher and student counsellor has found.
“Stephanie Johnson will present her findings at a public seminar on social work research in
mental health at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory on Wednesday.
“Ms Johnson, who has been a counsellor and social worker for 12 years, said ‘tentative, pilot
research’ showed that yoga had positive effects on people’s wellbeing and could be used as part
of overall treatment for depression....
“Ms Johnson said she had conducted a 12-week study of nine students aged between 18 and 60.
The students received fortnightly counselling for six weeks, followed by fortnightly counselling
and weekly yoga for six weeks.
“‘Of the seven students who finished the treatment, two were deemed to have clinically recovered
from major depression; three recovered partially and two were deemed not to have recovered.
However, every participant—including the two who dropped out—recorded an improvement.’