Physical activity in depressed elderly. A systematic review

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-135

  Mura, Gioia ^a   Carta, Mauro Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Exercise; Late life; Mood disorder; Physical activity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WEIGHT LIFTING; ATTENTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84884256920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17450179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901309010125     Document Type: Review

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