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The Effects of Qigong on Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Fang Wang, Jenny Man, Eun‐Kyoung Othelia Lee, Taixiang Wu, Herbert Benson, Gregory L. Fricchione, et al.
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Summary & key facts 2013 77 citations

This review looked at 15 studies (published 2001–2011) to see whether Qigong affects anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being. The authors pooled three studies of people with type II diabetes and found small-to-moderate effect sizes suggesting reduced depression and anxiety and better diabetes-specific quality of life, but the statistical uncertainty was…

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