A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of Qigong and Tai Chi for depressive symptoms
Xin Liu, Justin Clark, Dan Siskind, Gail M. Williams, Gerard Byrne, Jiao L. Yang, Suhail A. Doi · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2015 August
DOI 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.05.001
Objective
This was the first study to systematically review and compare the effects of Qigong and Tai Chi on depressive symptoms.
Conclusions
Qigong appears to be beneficial for reducing depressive symptom severity. However, given the low quality of the included studies and the documented evidence of publication bias, these results should be viewed cautiously.
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