Moderate exercise improves depression parameters in treatment-resistant patients with major depressive disorder

Mota-Pereira, Jorge; Silvério, Jorge Manuel Amaral; Carvalho, Serafim; Ribeiro, José Carlos; Fonte, Daniela; Ramos, J.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.02.005

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“…They suggested that aerobic exercise may be similarly effective than pharmacotherapy, a notion, which has been supported in other recent studies [12,13]. Moreover, Mota-Pereira et al [14] were able to show, that a 12-week intervention of aerobic exercise can lead to significant improvements of depression parameters, even in treatmentresistant patients with MDD.…”

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Sport and exercise therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD): Five guiding principles

Weigelt¹,

Berwinkel²

2017

J Psychol Psychiatry

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Sport and exercise therapy is an effective alternative therapy to treat major depressive disorder (MDD). Most previous research, however, only examined single exercise prescriptions and compared these to pharmacotherapy and/or (placebo) control conditions. As a consequence, the current state of scientific research is dominated by aerobic exercise interventions, mostly based on "easy-to-control" study protocols, showing that running or jogging on treadmills are effective physical activities to reduce depressive symptoms. Nevertheless, we argue for the combination of aerobic exercises with other sport and exercise interventions embedded within a continuum of behavioral healthcare measures to follow a resource-oriented approach. Combining different kinds of physical activity with low and high intensity seems to better resemble contemporary approaches when treating MDD in an outpatient psychiatric setting, because today, day care clinics offer a variety of different sport and exercise courses. In this commentary, we propose five guiding principles to consider when designing combined sport and exercise interventions for the treatment of MDD.

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Sport and exercise therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD): Five guiding principles

Weigelt¹,

Berwinkel²

2017

J Psychol Psychiatry

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“…De manera que, además de estilos de vida saludables, se recomienda en la intervención del burnout en estudiantes, el desarrollo de estrategias de regulación emocional (Cabanach, Souto, Fernández-Cervantes, y Freire, 2011), el fortalecimiento de las redes de apoyo (Moral, González, y Landero, 2011) y la actividad física como favorecedor de la recuperación, cuando los problemas de salud mental están presentes (Gerber et al, 2013;Haskell y Burtch, 2007;Mota-Pereira et al, 2011).…”

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Burnout académico y síntomas relacionados con problemas de salud mental en universitarios colombianos

Marenco-Escuderos

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Sañudo³

2017

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Esta investigación tuvo por objetivo identificar la participación de las dimensiones del síndrome de burnout académico, en la variabilidad de las problemáticas de salud mental, en un grupo de jóvenes universitarios del caribe colombiano. A través de un estudio transversal explicativo, se evaluó una muestra de 204 estudiantes de una universidad pública, a quienes se les aplicó el Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey y el Inventario de Síntomas 90-R. Los resultados indican que a mayor agotamiento, cinismo e ineficacia se incrementan los síntomas relacionados conproblemas de salud mental; del mismo modo, la severidad o nivel del burnout es proporcional a los problemas de salud mental. Se concluye que el agotamiento es relevante en la presencia de síntomas, y el nivel alto de burnout académico es de gran importancia clínica, al coexistir con sintomatología diversa

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“…Production levels of neurotrophic factor (BDNF) derived from brain also have an intimate relationship with exercise, where hippocampal neurogenesis and increased expression of neurotrophic factor have been observed in individuals who do exercise [8,9]. Some studies have shown that combined treatment of antidepressants and regular exercise is a good strategy for the reduction of symptoms [10,11]. However, these responses can be directly influenced by several factors such as: the patient's response to treatment, type of drug used, volume and intensity of exercise [11].…”

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“…Some studies have shown that combined treatment of antidepressants and regular exercise is a good strategy for the reduction of symptoms [10,11]. However, these responses can be directly influenced by several factors such as: the patient's response to treatment, type of drug used, volume and intensity of exercise [11]. In this regard, Stanton and Reaburn suggests that aerobic exercise supervised 3-4 days a week, with moderate intensity for at least 9 weeks appear to be effective in the treatment of depression [12].…”

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Comparison Among Aerobic Exercise and Other Types of Interventions to Treat Depression: A Systematic Review

Moura¹,

Lamego²,

Paes³

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Depression is a common and disabling disease that affects over 100 million people worldwide and can have a significant impact on physical and mental health, reducing their quality of life. Thus, the aim of this article was to provide information on research results and key chains related to the therapeutic effects of chronic aerobic exercise compared with other types of interventions to treat depression, which may become a useful clinical application in a near future. Researches have shown the effectiveness of alternative treatments, such as physical exercise, minimizing high financial costs and minimizing side effects. In this review, the data analyzed allows us to claim that alternative therapies, such as exercise, are effective on controlling and reducing symptoms. 69.3% of the studies that investigated the antidepressant effects of exercise on depressive were significant, and the other 30.7% of the studies improved only in general physiological aspects, such as increased oxygen uptake, increased use of blood glucose and decreased body fat percentage, with no improvement on symptoms of depression. From the sample analyzed, 71.4% was composed of women, and regarding the severity of symptoms, 85% had mild to moderate depression and only 15% had moderate to severe depression. However, there is still disagreement regarding the effect of exercise compared to the use of antidepressants in symptomatology and cognitive function in depression, this suggests that there is no consensus on the correct intensity of aerobic exercise as to achieve the best dose-response, with intensities high to moderate or moderate to mild.

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Moderate exercise improves depression parameters in treatment-resistant patients with major depressive disorder

Cited by 204 publications

References 32 publications

Sport and exercise therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD): Five guiding principles

Sport and exercise therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD): Five guiding principles

Burnout académico y síntomas relacionados con problemas de salud mental en universitarios colombianos

Comparison Among Aerobic Exercise and Other Types of Interventions to Treat Depression: A Systematic Review

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