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Practitioner 2008;252(1710):19-24

Exercise can be effective therapy for depression

10 Sep 2008Pais-up subscribers

Exercise has been suggested as a means to lift mood for many years, and there is increasingly strong evidence for its use as a treatment for depression. Several meta-analyses have produced robust evidence that exercise is effective as a monotherapy for depression. There is also some evidence that exercise is beneficial as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy.

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