Physical Exercise in Major Depression: Reducing the Mortality Gap While Improving Clinical Outcomes

Physical Exercise in Major Depression: Reducing the Mortality Gap While Improving Clinical Outcomes

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 symptoms of major depression, but it is still underutilized in clinical practice, possibly due to prevalent misperceptions...

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Main Authors: Martino Belvederi Murri, Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Marco Magagnoli, Domenico Zampogna, Simone Cattedra, Laura Capobianco, Gianluca Serafini, Pietro Calcagno, Stamatula Zanetidou, Mario Amore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
depression
mortality
exercise
physical activity
efficacy
cardiovascular disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00762/full

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