Physical Exercise for Late-Life Depression: Effects on Heart Rate Variability

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 989-997

  Toni, Giulio ^a   Belvederi Murri, Martino ^b,c   Piepoli, Massimo ^d   Zanetidou, Stamatula ^e   Cabassi, Aderville ^f   Squatrito, Salvatore ^g   Bagnoli, Luigi ^h   Piras, Alessandro ^g   Mussi, Chiara ⁱ   Senaldi, Roberto ^g   Menchetti, Marco ^g   Zocchi, Donato ^h   Ermini, Giuliano ^h   Ceresini, Graziano ^f   Tripi, Ferdinando ^j   Rucci, Paola ^g   Alexopoulos, George S ^k   Amore, Mario ^b  

^a Ramazzini Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h Primary Care Physicians in Private Practice   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^k WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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Author keywords

antidepressants; autonomic nervous system; elderly; exercise; heart rate variability; major depression

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART RATE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LATE ONSET DISORDER; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LATE ONSET DISORDERS; MALE; SERTRALINE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84992200970     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.08.005     Document Type: Article

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