The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mood Across the Perinatal Period: A Review of Naturalistic and Clinical Research to Guide Future Investigation of Physical Activity-Based Interventions for Perinatal Depression

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-48

  Davis, Kyle ^a   Dimidjian, Sona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Clinical research; Depression; Exercise; Mood; Perinatal; Physical activity; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858729956     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2012.01273.x     Document Type: Review

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