The effectiveness of a yoga exercise on reducing the depression of abused women of Kermanshah

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of yoga exercise on reducing the depression of abused women of Kermanshah. Among all abused women referred to Community Emergency of Kermanshah, 30 people whom their depression had been confirmed by Beck Test, with an age range of 20-40 years old (M= 82/9, SD= 3/4 (, were selected by accessible sampling and replaced Simple random in two experimental and control groups of 15 people. After eight weeks of yoga (two sessions per week, each session 90 minutes, including rotation, stretching, Asana, and Shavasana) and reassessment through Beck Depression Inventory, Covariance showed that Yoga exercise has reduced women depression. (p<0/001 F=6/8). Performing the low-cost, simple, and enlivening yoga exercise is accompanied by improving living conditions of abused women, and a positive step can be taken toward improvement and prevention of the patients' psychological problems through applying these practices.