An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 249, Issue , 2017, Pages 102-108

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a,b   Vancampfort, Davy ^b,c   Rosenbaum, Simon ^d   Firth, Joseph ^e   Cosco, Theodore ^f   Veronese, Nicola ^g   Salum, Giovanni A ^h,i   Schuch, Felipe B ^j,k  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^j HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^k Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Anxiety; Exercise; Physical activity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WELLBEING; ADULT; ANXIETY; MENTAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85009113918     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.12.020     Document Type: Review

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