www.ijcrt.org © 2020 IJCRT | Volume 8, Issue 12 December 2020 | ISSN: 2320-2882 IJCRT2012217 International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT) www.ijcrt.org 2093 Effect of adjuvant yoga therapy on stress, anxiety, and depression in participants of an alcohol de- addiction program. 1 Kiaan Gupta Research Scholar, CYTER, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry 2 Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Professor, CYTER, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry 3 Dr. Sukanto Sarkar Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, Kalyani 4 Dr. Meena Ramanathan Associate Professor, CYTER, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry 5 Dr. Balaji Rajasekaran Assistant Professor, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospitals, Pondicherry Abstract: Introduction: Alcohol-related disorders have disrupted the everyday life of the consumer gradually and led to a rise in alcohol-related diseases, violence, including homicide, suicide, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence. Long-term diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and digestive problems are also rising due to excessive alcohol intake. Moreover, social problems, including lost productivity, family problems, unemployment are due to excessive alcohol intake. Aim: To study the effects of adjuvant yoga therapy on stress, anxiety, and depression in patients undergoing an alcohol de-addiction program at de-addiction clinic, department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (MGMC&RI) in Pondicherry. Settings and design: Seventy-one male patients undergoing an alcohol de-addiction program were recruited as subjects and randomly divided into Group A, who received Yoga therapy as per the CYTER protocol, daily counseling, warm-ups (Jathis) along with standard medication for minimum 6-7 sessions of 1 to 1.5 hours each session, and Group B, who only received standard medical management. Methods and materials: The patients were administered the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale (HADS) before and after the intervention. Statistical analysis used: Statistical analysis was carried out using JASP-0.9.2.0 software. Wilcoxon test was performed for intragroup comparisons, and the Mann-Whitney test was performed for intergroup comparison to arrive at the p values. Results: The intervention group showed significant changes in stress (p=0.0319), anxiety (p=0.0040), and depression (p=0.0571) in the intergroup comparisons, i.e., with the control group. In the intragroup comparisons, i.e., within the intervention group, stress (p<0.001), anxiety (p<0.001), and depression (p<0.01) showed significant changes as well. Conclusion: The present study supports previous studies on the benefits of Yoga and concludes that yoga therapy helps in managing stress, anxiety, and depression levels of patients of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (ADS).