Journal of Yoga Practice and Therapy

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Brandon Eggleston Author

Subjects of specialization
Yoga Research

Affiliation
National University (California) | NU

Biography

Dr. Brandon Eggleston is currently an associate professor of Public Health and is currently teaching courses in theories of health behavior, global health promotion, stress management, and other courses in health promotion. Dr. Eggleston studied biology at Taylor University and later earned both his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Public Health/Health Behavior from Indiana University. He has been a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) since 2008. His research agenda focuses on identifying the determinants and outcomes of mindfulness-based activities such as yoga and meditation.


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Research Article Open Access

The Inclusion of Yoga with Traditional Drug Addiction Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Author(s):

Kathleen Lawson, Casey J Mace Firebaugh and Brandon Eggleston

Background: Drug addiction is an ever-increasing problem in the United States. Though many people seek treatment for their addiction, many return to their addiction post treatment exposing an inadequacy of current treatment methods. This research hypothesizes that the inclusion of yoga with traditional treatment of addiction benefits current treatment programs a form of complementary therapy.

Methods: Peer-reviewed journal articles within the past ten years were used in this systematic literature review. The articles were taken from the following databases: PubMed, ProQuest, and Science Direct.

Results: A total of 15 peer reviewed journal articles were included in this systematic review. Each article focused on yoga ... view moreĀ»

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