This study, conducted between 1998 and 2001 and analyzed in 2002 and 2003, was designed to test (1) whether exercise is an efficacious treatment for mild to moderate major depressive disorder (MDD)...
Overview ; Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in things and activities you once enjoyed. It can also cause difficulty with thinking, memory, eating and sleeping. It’s normal to feel sad about or grieve over difficult life situations, such as losing your job or a divorce. But depression is different in that it persists practically every day for at least two weeks and involves other symptoms than sadness alone. There are several types of depressive disorders. Clinical depression, or ma ...
Abstract ; Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. ; Design Umbrella review. ; Data sources Twelve electronic databases were searched for eligible studies published from inception to 1 January 2022. ; Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials designed to increase physical activity in an adult population and that assessed depression, anxiety or psychological distress were eligible. Study selection was undertaken in duplicate by two independent reviewers.
Editorials Exercise for the treatment of depression BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q320 (Published 14 February 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q320 Linked Research Effect...
Conclusions Exercise is an effective treatment for depression, with walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense. Yoga and...
and exercise as treatment for their depression. Researchers quantified the effects against established treatments (like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or cognitive...
criteria for MDD and had an HRSD score <8) was comparable across the three treatment conditions. After 10 months, however, remitted subjects in the exercise group had significantly lower...
Aerobic exercise at a dose consistent with public health recommendations is an effective treatment for MDD of mild to moderate severity. A lower dose is comparable to placebo effect.
Exercise is moderately more effective than a control intervention for reducing symptoms of depression, but analysis of methodologically robust trials only shows a smaller effect in favour of exerci...
Is Exercise a Treatment for Clinical Depression? Research has shown that exercise is an effective but often underused treatment for mild to moderate depression. In addition, exercise...