A pilot study of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for obsessive compulsive disorder

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 514-520

  Brown, Richard A ^a   Abrantes, Ana M ^a   Strong, David R ^a   Mancebo, Maria C ^a   Menard, Julie ^a   Rasmussen, Steven A ^a   Greenberg, Benjamin D ^a  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise intervention; OCD; Physical activity; Y BOCS

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250631981     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000253730.31610.6c     Document Type: Article

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