Physical exercise improves quality of life, depressive symptoms, and cognition across chronic brain disorders: a transdiagnostic systematic review and meta-analysis …

M Dauwan, MJH Begemann, MIE Slot, EHM Lee… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
We performed a meta-analysis to synthesize evidence on the efficacy and safety of physical
exercise as an add-on therapeutic intervention for quality of life (QoL), depressive symptoms …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of resistance exercise training on depressive symptoms among young adults: A randomized controlled trial

D O'Sullivan, BR Gordon, M Lyons, JD Meyer… - Psychiatry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Evidence supports the antidepressant effects of resistance exercise training (RET); however,
findings among young adults at-risk for elevated depressive symptoms are limited. This …

Depression in multiple sclerosis: Is one approach for its management enough?

CD Jones, R Motl, BM Sandroff - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Major depression disorder (MDD) and severe depression symptoms are highly
prevalent in multiple sclerosis (MS). Depression can worsen symptoms of MS and is …

Mental health, eating habits and physical activity levels of elite Iranian athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Taheri, A Esmaeili, K Irandoust, M Mirmoezzi… - Science & Sports, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life styles of millions of people
worldwide. This study investigated changes in the health, physical activity levels and eating …

Antidepressant drugs and physical activity: a possible synergism in the treatment of major depression?

CS Guerrera, G Furneri, M Grasso, G Caruso… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mental illness that affects 5–20% of the
general population. Current antidepressant drugs exert only a partial clinical efficacy …

The impact of prehabilitation interventions on affective and functional outcomes for young to midlife adult cancer patients: a systematic review

A Scriney, A Russell, L Loughney… - Psycho …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cancer remains one of the most enduring health crises of the modern world.
Prehabilitation is a relatively new intervention aimed at preparing individuals for the stresses …

The effects of exclusively resistance training-based supervised programs in people with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

L Carneiro, J Afonso, R Ramirez-Campillo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to systematically review the effects of supervised resistance
training (RT) programs in people diagnosed with depression or depressive symptoms. The …

The impact of depression and anxiety treatment on biological aging and metabolic stress: study protocol of the MOod treatment with antidepressants or running …

BA Lever-van Milligen, JE Verhoeven, L Schmaal… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background Depressive and anxiety disorders have shown to be associated to premature or
advanced biological aging and consequently to adversely impact somatic health …