TY  - JOUR
TI  - Yoga as a Depressing Complementary Therapy in the Medical Tourist Sector in Bali: Systematic Literature Review
PY  - %2026/%01/%13
Y2  - %2026/%05/%30
JF  - JIMKI: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Kedokteran Indonesia
JA  - JIMKI
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SE  - Article Review
DO  - 10.53366/jimki.v12i2.929
UR  - https://doi.org/10.53366/jimki.v12i2.929
SP  - 418-435
AB  - Introduction: Depression is one of the global health problems that has a significant impact on the quality of a person's life. Pharmacological therapies such as SSRI are generally used as the first line of depression therapy, but they have a limitation of side effects and risk relaps. Non-pharmacological approaches such as yoga thus provide a promising alternative. It combines physical, breathing, and meditation that help to lower the symptoms of depression through complementary physiological and psychological mechanisms. Bali, with such cultural value as tri hita karana and the development of yoga and spa centers, demonstrated great potential to integrate yoga as part of the medical care service.Method: This research uses the systematic literature review approach to national and international journals in two analystics pathways. Line 1 discusses the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary therapy for depression, while line 2 discusses Bali's potential as a yoga resort. Analysis using the framework of PICO (population, intervention, comparison, and outcome) and assessments of methodological quality based on the CEBMa guidelines (center for evidence-based management).Discussion: Studies show that yoga is consistently very effective in lowering symptoms of depression, especially in mild to moderate depression disorders. Meanwhile, Bali had the power of culture, spirituality, and infrastructure supporting its integration of yoga in holistic medical tourism.Conclusion: Yoga can be recommended as part of a medical tour service in Bali. However, regulation, standardization, and cross-sector collaboration are needed to optimize its application as a depression complementary therapy in the context of health tourism. Keywords: Bali, depression, medical tour, yoga
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