Effects of Exercise Training on Older Patients With Major Depression
Author(s) -
James A. Blumenthal,
Michael A. Babyak,
Kathleen A. Moore,
W. Edward Craighead,
S Herman,
Parinda Khatri,
Robert Waugh,
Melissa A. Napolitano,
Leslie Forman,
Mark I. Appelbaum,
P. Murali Doraiswamy,
Kousik Krishnan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.19.2349
Subject(s) - aerobic exercise , sertraline , major depressive disorder , depression (economics) , beck depression inventory , anxiety , randomized controlled trial , medicine , physical therapy , hamilton anxiety rating scale , hamilton rating scale for depression , rating scale , psychology , psychiatry , antidepressant , mood , developmental psychology , macroeconomics , economics
Previous observational and interventional studies have suggested that regular physical exercise may be associated with reduced symptoms of depression. However, the extent to which exercise training may reduce depressive symptoms in older patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) has not been systematically evaluated.
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