Strong Mind, Strong Body: The Promise of Mind-Body Interventions to Address Growing Mental Health Needs Among Youth.
Mental health science June 1, 2023 Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Hilary Marusak 15 citations
Mind-body practices such as yoga, meditation, and aerobic exercise show promise for improving mental health in children and adolescents, whose rates of anxiety and depression are rising. However, gaps in funding, research on how these techniques affect the brain, and a lack of diversity among researchers and practitioners prevent them from being widely accepted as standard care by clinicians and insurers. The authors propose using the Expressive Therapies Continuum as a framework for future research and implementation, and they suggest solutions to policy and research gaps that could help prevent psychiatric illness and improve public health, especially in developing youth.