Aerobic exercise in major psychiatric disorders: promises and challenges

Schmitt, Andrea; Falkai, Peter

doi:10.1007/s00406-017-0770-5

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“…Moreover, it is worthy to mention that long-term moderate-intensity aerobic exercises have shown to be more effective in managing insomnia over a prolonged period of time [23,[45][46][47].…”

Section: Physical Exercisementioning

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Alternative Strategies for Managing Insomnia: The Case of Physical Exercise and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. A Narrative Review

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The sleep-wake cycle is a process regulated by multiple neurobiological mechanisms that in aberrant functioning provokes several sleep disturbances. Among the major categories of sleep disorders, insomnia represents one of the most reported in population. Pharmacological interventions aimed for treating this sleep disturbance include compounds such as antidepressants, antihistamines, sedative-hypnotics, among others. However, using pharmacological treatments increase undesirable side effects such as addiction to sleep-inducing drugs. Here, we review and summarize recent publications available in PubMed regarding the use of non-pharmacological/invasive means to control insomnia, including physical exercise and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Current data suggest that these two strategies efficiently manage insomnia, and in turn opens new approaches to develop therapeutical tools to diminish this pathology. Nevertheless, additional research is required to understand the neurobiological mechanism of action of physical exercise and tDCS in insomnia control.

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Section: Physical Exercisementioning

confidence: 99%

Alternative Strategies for Managing Insomnia: The Case of Physical Exercise and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. A Narrative Review

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“…In this issue, Herzog et al [9] described that a large proportion of patients with major depression is not treated in adherence to current treatment guidelines which propose therapeutic drug monitoring and treatment change after 4-8 weeks in non-responders. In summary, optimized treatment with antidepressants as well as add-on treatment with new treatment strategies such as aerobic exercise [10] and Affective disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are the most prevalent psychiatric diseases. Major depression has a lifetime prevalence of about 20%, while lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder is 3% for all subtypes within the bipolar spectrum [1].…”

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