dc.contributor.author | Gill, Alan | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Womack, Rosalind | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Safranek, Sarah | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Exercise reduces patient-perceived symptoms of depression when used as monotherapy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [RCTs] with significant heterogeneity). It relieves symptoms as effectively as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or pharmacologic antidepressant therapy (SOR: B, meta-analysis) and more effectively than bright light therapy (SOR: B, meta-analysis). Resistance exercise and mixed exercise (resistance and aerobic) work better than aerobic exercise alone (SOR: B, meta-analysis). High-frequency exercise is more effective than low-frequency exercise (SOR: B, small RCT). Mindful exercise, which has a meditative focus, such as tai chi and yoga, also reduces symptoms of depression (SOR: B, systematic review of RCTs). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/8478 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2010 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 59, no. 09 (September 2010): 530-531. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | clinical depression | eng |
dc.subject | nonpharmacologic treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mental illness -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Depression, Mental -- Exercise therapy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Aerobic exercises | eng |
dc.title | Does exercise alleviate symptoms of depression? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |