Abstract For Exercise Treatment For Depression Efficacy And Dose Response

Dunn a trivedi m kampert j clark c chambliss h.

Abstract for exercise treatment for depression efficacy and dose response. Weekly volume of aerobic exercise reduced depression in dose response fashion b 024 p 003 a pattern that was only evident in higher quality trials. A lower dose is comparable to placebo effect. There was no main effect of exercise frequency at 12 weeks. This study conducted between 1998 and 2001 and analyzed in 2002 and 2003 was designed to test 1 whether exercise is an efficacious treatment for mild to moderate major depressive disorder mdd and 2 the dose response relation of exercise and reduction in depressive symptoms.

Journal of the american dietetic association. The specific hypotheses under investigation were 1 active exercise is an efficacious monotherapy for mild to moderate levels of mdd and 2 there is a dose response relation between the exercise amount and reduction in depressive symptoms. The need for time intensive information in healthful eating and physical activity research. Most cases of mild to moderate depression are usually not evident to caregivers relatives and even health workers.

Adolescent depression has long term consequences and is often associated with additional depressive episodes in adulthood the presence of a major depressive disorder mdd in adolescents can negatively affect academic social and family functioning evidence based psychotherapies and medication are indicated for children and adolescents with moderate to severe depression. The depression outcomes study of exercise dose was a randomized clinical trial to determine whether exercise is an efficacious treatment for mild to moderate major depressive disorder mdd in adults ages 20 to 45 years. Exercise treatment for depression. Dunton gf atienza aa.

The variability in treatment response across studies and individuals suggests that the efficacy of exercise for depression will be most optimal when prescribed to individuals who are most prone to respond. The study was a randomized 2x2 factorial design plus placebo control. There is growing support for the efficacy of exercise interventions for the treatment of individuals who present with mild to moderate depression. Three moderators explained unique variance relating to the efficacy of exercise to reduce depressive symptoms when entered in a multiple meta analysis regression model.

Aerobic exercise at a dose consistent with public health recommendations is an effective treatment for mdd of mild to moderate severity. Finally although it is still difficult to say what kind of physical activity or exercise works best against major depression46 a previous study showed that public health doses seem to be necessary to achieve positive effects19 furthermore in line with the dual mode theory of affective responses47 research consistently shows that affective responses during exercise are more positive and homogeneous at moderate intensity levels whereas more variability occurs at heavier intensities due. Efficacy and dose response depression is a global disease causing the worldwide burden of increasing disability and death. Aerobic exercise at a dose consistent with public health recommendations is an effective treatment for mdd of mild to moderate severity.