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Swedish science, publications & other materials

Trauma Adapted Yoga (TAY)

Lundström, S., Kerekes, N. & Johansson, C. (2025). Patients experience of trauma adapted yoga as a health promoting activity in forensic psychiatric care. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 20(1), 2509803. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2509803

Kerekes, N. (2024). Exploring the impact of trauma-adapted yoga in forensic psychiatry. Psychiatry Research, 335, 115879. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115879

Press Release University West, 10 October 2024: TAY som komplementär behandling för barn & ungdomar med ADHD - a study in collaboration with the Swedish Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP)

News Archive University West, 24 August 2022: Yoga for children & adolescents with psychiatric conditions - a study in collaboration with the American Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Yoga in care settings & schools

Kerekes, N., Söderström, A., Holmberg, C. & Hedman Ahlström, B. (2024). Yoga for children & adolescents: A decade-long integrative review on feasibility & efficacy in school-based & psychiatric care interventions. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 180, s. 489-499. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.016

Kerekes, N. (2021). Yoga as Complementary Care for Young People Placed in Juvenile Institutions - A Study Plan. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 575147. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.575147

Kerekes, N., Brändström, S. & Nilsson, T. (2019). Imprisoning Yoga: Yoga Practice May Increase the Character Maturity of Male Prison Inmates. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10(406). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00406

Sfendla, A., Malmström, P., Torstensson, S. & Kerekes, N. (2018). Yoga Practice Reduces the Psychological Distress Levels of Prison Inmates. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9(407). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00407

Kerekes, N., Fielding, C. & Apelqvist, S. (2017). Yoga in Correctional Settings: A Randomized Controlled Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8(204). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00204

Kerekes, N., Fielding, C. & Apelqvist, S. (2016). Yoga på anstalt - En randomiserad kontrollerad studie.  Kriminalvården. ISBN: 978-91-86903-67-1