The effect of exercise in clinically depressed adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 529-538

  Krogh, Jesper ^a,c   Nordentoft, Merete ^a   Sterne, Jonathan A C ^b   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOGGING; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; SWIMMING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955504885     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.08r04913blu     Document Type: Article

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