The Effect of Exercise on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 580-590

  Carter, Tim ^a   Morres, Ioannis D ^b   Meade, Oonagh ^a   Callaghan, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

adolescents; depression; exercise; meta analysis; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BECK YOUTH INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN SECOND EDITION; CHILDREN DEPRESSION INVENTORY SECOND VERSION; CHILDREN DEPRESSION RATING SCALE REVISED; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; EMBASE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84976474774     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.04.016     Document Type: Review

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