Exercise as a treatment for depression: An update

Anne D. Simons; Leonard H. Epstein; Colleen R. McGowan; David J. Kupfer; Robert J. Robertson

doi:10.1016/0272-7358(85)90034-0

Exercise as a treatment for depression: An update

Anne D. Simons
, Leonard H. Epstein
, Colleen R. McGowan
, David J. Kupfer
, Robert J. Robertson

Pediatrics

University of Pittsburgh

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The traditional treatments for nonbipolar affective disorders have been pharmacological. Recently, a number of well-designed studies have demonstrated the efficacy of different nonpharmacological treatments for depression. Exercise has been among the more novel approaches to the treatment of depression, and the antidepressant effects of exercise have received considerable popular attention. The early research reports on the effects of exercise on depression suffer from conceptual confusion and methodological problems. An appraisal of recent research, however, provides grounds for cautious optimism regarding the potential therapeutic effects of exercise.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	553-568
Number of pages	16
Journal	Clinical Psychology Review
Volume	5
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7358(85)90034-0
State	Published - 1985

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