Scoping revews look at large ranges of study where the differences in methodology across individual studies are significant and the review cannot therefore be considered as a ‘systematic’ review.
Breathwork Interventions for Adults with Clinically Diagnosed Anxiety Disorders: A Scoping Review by Blerida Banushi, Madeline Brendle, Anya Ragnhildstveit, Tara Murphy, Claire Moore, Johannes Egberts and Reid Robison.
The study notes the strong correlation between breathing practices and symptom reduction in anxiety disorders but notes that the methods are not yet part of ‘gold-standard’ treatment protocols within healthcare settings.
The article touches on the paradox that, when viewed from a purely physiological perspective, hyperventilation should not be remedial for panic disorders as it is associated with their onset, but then goes on to recognise the consciousness-altering properties of conscious connected breathwork (Holotopic in this case).
Published in January 2023 in Brain Sciences and accessible via this link: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/256