Effects of exercise and physical activity on depression

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-325

  Dinas, P C ^a   Koutedakis, Y ^a   Flouris, A D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^c Biomnic Ltd   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Depression; Exercise; Mood; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SERTRALINE;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUPHORIA; EXCITEMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD; MOOD DISORDER; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TOXICOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BETA-ENDORPHIN; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 79955632980     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0633-9     Document Type: Review

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