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 …

Sarcopenia during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions: long-term health effects of short-term muscle loss

R Kirwan, D McCullough, T Butler, F Perez de Heredia… - Geroscience, 2020‏ - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary global emergency that has led to the
implementation of unprecedented measures in order to stem the spread of the infection …

Physical activity and mental health in undergraduate students

G Rodríguez-Romo, J Acebes-Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Most research support positive relationships between physical activity and mental health.
However, possible moderating variables of these relationships have also been identified …

Physical activity and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

CP McDowell, RK Dishman, BR Gordon… - American journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Context Anxiety symptoms and disorders are highly prevalent and costly. Prospective
studies suggest that physical activity may prevent anxiety development; however, this body …

Exercise and the prevention of depression: results of the HUNT cohort study

SB Harvey, S Øverland, SL Hatch… - American Journal of …, 2018‏ - psychiatryonline.org
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to address 1) whether exercise provides
protection against new-onset depression and anxiety and 2) if so, the intensity and amount …

Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis

S Kvam, CL Kleppe, IH Nordhus, A Hovland - Journal of affective disorders, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Background This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examines the efficacy
of physical exercise as treatment for unipolar depression, both as an independent …

The associations between sedentary behaviour and mental health among adolescents: a systematic review

E Hoare, K Milton, C Foster, S Allender - International journal of behavioral …, 2016‏ - Springer
Background With technological developments and modernised sedentary lifestyles has
come an increase in diseases associated with inactivity such as obesity and other non …

The association between social relationships and depression: A systematic review

ZI Santini, A Koyanagi, S Tyrovolas, C Mason… - Journal of affective …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Background Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders globally and has
implications for various aspects of everyday-life. To date, studies assessing the association …

Workplace interventions for common mental disorders: a systematic meta-review

S Joyce, M Modini, H Christensen, A Mykletun… - Psychological …, 2016‏ - cambridge.org
Depression and anxiety disorders are the leading cause of sickness absence and long-term
work incapacity in most developed countries. The present study aimed to carry out a …

Relationship between leisure time physical activity, sedentary behaviour and symptoms of depression and anxiety: evidence from a population-based sample of …

MA Bélair, DE Kohen, M Kingsbury, I Colman - BMJ open, 2018‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Physical and sedentary activities have been identified as potentially modifiable
risk factors for many diseases, including mental illness, and may be effective targets for …