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Effects of exercise on depressive symptoms in older adults with poorly responsive depressive disorder
— randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | Anne S Mather, Cesar Rodriguez, Moyra F Guthrie |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 180, May 2002 |
| Pages | pp 411-415 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Clinical surveys ; Dundee. |
| Annotation | In this study of the effectiveness of exercise as an adjunct to antidepressant therapy run by the University of Dundee, patients were randomised to attend either exercise classes or education talks for 10 weeks. At 10 weeks, a significantly higher proportion of the exercise group (55% vs 33%) experienced a greater than 30% decline in depression, as measured by the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD). Because exercise was associated with a modest improvement in depressive symptoms at 10 weeks, older people with poorly responsive depressive disorder should be encouraged to attend group exercise activities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021120205 A |
| Classmark | CEA: ENR: CT: 3G: 9EB |
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