A systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia in infectious diseases, including COVID-19 …

K Yuan, YB Zheng, YJ Wang, YK Sun, YM Gong… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Infectious disease epidemics have become more frequent and more complex during the
21st century, posing a health threat to the general public and leading to psychological …

Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, J Hendrikse… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity can treat and prevent depressive symptoms, but its antidepressant
mechanisms are yet to be established. In this review, we comprehensively assess key …

Mental health and physical activity among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Okuyama, S Seto, Y Fukuda, S Funakoshi… - The Tohoku journal of …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is causing disruptions in the global social
system. Japanese children and adolescents have had their schools closed, government …

Social, financial and psychological stress during an emerging pandemic: observations from a population survey in the acute phase of COVID-19

R Robillard, M Saad, J Edwards, E Solomonova… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The negative impacts of COVID-19 have rippled through every facet of society.
Understanding the multidimensional impacts of this pandemic is crucial to identify the most …

Recent advances on the molecular mechanisms of exercise-induced improvements of cognitive dysfunction

Y Lu, FQ Bu, F Wang, L Liu, S Zhang, G Wang… - Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Physical exercise is of great significance for maintaining human health. Exercise can
provide varying degrees of benefits to cognitive function at all stages of life cycle. Currently …

Special issue–therapeutic benefits of physical activity for mood: a systematic review on the effects of exercise intensity, duration, and modality

JSY Chan, G Liu, D Liang, K Deng, J Wu… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In contemporary society, people experience considerable stress in their daily lives.
Therefore, develo** effective approaches and convenient means to cope with their mood …

Inflammation, lifestyle factors, and the microbiome‐gut‐brain Axis: relevance to depression and antidepressant action

F Donoso, JF Cryan… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is considered a major public health concern, where existing pharmacological
treatments are not equally effective across all patients. The pathogenesis of depression …

A mental health paradox: Mental health was both a motivator and barrier to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

MY Marashi, E Nicholson, M Ogrodnik, B Fenesi… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health, physical activity, and sedentary
behavior of people worldwide. According to the Health Belief Model (HBM), health-related …

Physical exercise in major depression: reducing the mortality gap while improving clinical outcomes

M Belvederi Murri, P Ekkekakis, M Magagnoli… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Major depression shortens life while the effectiveness of frontline treatments remains
modest. Exercise has been shown to be effective both in reducing mortality and in treating …

Physical activity and nutrition guidelines to help with the fight against COVID-19

K Khoramipour, A Basereh, AA Hekmatikar… - Journal of sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
As the world is witnessing the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019, emerging genetics
and clinical pieces of evidence suggest a similar immunopathology to those of severe acute …