Exercise or basic body awareness therapy as add-on treatment for major depression: A controlled study

Aerobic exercise in depressed youth: A feasibility and clinical outcomes pilot

“…This pilot assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12‐week aerobic exercise intervention on alleviating clinical symptoms in depressed young adults. The observed symptom reductions are consistent with adult research indicating that supervised aerobic exercise, at moderate‐to‐vigorous intensities, is most likely to lead to antidepressant effects (Danielsson, Papoulias, Petersson, Carlsson, & Waern, ; Schuch et al, ; Schwandt et al, ). Given that longer‐term (~10‐12 weeks) aerobic exercise (moderate‐to‐vigorous intensity) tends to be associated with cardiorespiratory fitness improvements (which, in turn, may be related to neurobiological changes), we aimed to increase cardiovascular fitness.…”

“…Attesting to the success of our intervention, we observed predicted VO 2max increases in our cohort (predicted ΔVO 2max range: −7%-22%; only 2 individuals did not exhibit an increase). Inconsistent with predictions (Danielsson et al, 2014), we found no association with extent of predicted ΔVO 2max and magnitude of symptom change, though this may be related to our modest sample and relatively mild symptom profiles. Interestingly, the time spent in the target HR zone was associated with greater GAD 7 score decreases, suggesting that adherence extent may be related to mood improvements and/or modulations in emotional regulation.…”

Clinical reasoning and clinical use of basic body awareness therapy in physiotherapy – a qualitative study?

“…It has many positive effects such as increased health, self-efficacy, increased use of functional coping strategies and a reduction of musculoskeletal symptoms [9,10]. It has also been shown to reduce posttraumatic stress disorders [11], anxiety, depression [3,12], eating disorders [2], and mental illness [11]. BBAT has also been used to improve movement awareness and movement quality [13,14] and to deepen the contact with the body and ones identity, the embodied identity [4].…”

Simultaneous aerobic exercise and rTMS: Feasibility of combining therapeutic modalities to treat depression

“…AEx has been implemented as a standalone approach as well as an adjunctive treatment concomitant with pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatments [2–5]. AEx is effective in reducing depressive symptoms whether employed singularly or with other anti-depressant treatments.…”