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12 paź 2017 · Because body temperature rises during a febrile state, could heat be a potential treatment for depression? Recently, Janssen and colleagues studied a form of whole-body hyperthermia (WBT) as a potential antidepressant therapy ( 4 ).
The findings suggest whole-body heat treatment, similar to what one experiences in a sauna, may benefit people being treated for depression. With depression a widespread -- and often debilitating -- disorder, it’s not surprising that the study results made their way into the news cycle.
9 lut 2024 · Researchers have found that people with depression have higher body temperatures than those who do not, and therapies used to lower body temperature — such as saunas — may be beneficial.
14 maj 2024 · Receiving whole-body hyperthermia, a type of body heating treatment, in addition to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may lower depressive symptoms, suggests a new trial by researchers at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health.
Raison employed an infrared whole-body heat unit in his study, Naumann used whole-body immersion in a very hot bath, and Nyer studied people taking Bikram (“hot”) yoga. All three found statistically significant reductions in depression following these hyperthermic treatments.
12 gru 2017 · Heat therapy can help mental well-being. In 2012, researchers John A. Bargh and Idit Shalev published a study showing that chronic loneliness is associated with an increased tendency to take...
16 paź 2017 · If heat has an antidepressant effect, how might it work? It has been suggested that heat can might alleviate depression by stimulating immune activity, much like a febrile response . Given the known relationship between depression and inflammation, this seems like a reasonable model.
