Comments on: Is Exercise The ‘Miracle’ Anti-Depressant Remedy? http://www.naturalcureforanxiety.com/is-exercise-the-miracle-anti-depressant-remedy Fighting back against anxiety and panic attacks Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Miller, PhD http://www.naturalcureforanxiety.com/is-exercise-the-miracle-anti-depressant-remedy/comment-page-1#comment-2109 Mike Miller, PhD Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:19:46 +0000 http://www.naturalcureforanxiety.com/is-exercise-the-miracle-anti-depressant-remedy#comment-2109 Actually, there is a good 40 years of research showing that exercise is a great anti-depressant. I have always felt that benefit is related to intensity. However, I read that even a 10 minute stroll can lift one's mood. A recent meta-analysis of effect of exercise demonstrates the efficacy. This study looked to address shortcomings of many of the studies. "Examination of clinical significance in 16 trials with clinically depressed patients found 9 of 16 exercise treatment groups were classified as `recovered' at post-treatment, with another three groups classified as `improved'. Analysis showed dropout rates for the exercise treatment were similar to those found in psychotherapeutic and drug interventions." For an abstract of this study http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/adis/smd/2009/00000039/00000006/art00004 Mike http://drmikemiller.com Actually, there is a good 40 years of research showing that exercise is a great anti-depressant. I have always felt that benefit is related to intensity. However, I read that even a 10 minute stroll can lift one’s mood. A recent meta-analysis of effect of exercise demonstrates the efficacy. This study looked to address shortcomings of many of the studies.

“Examination of clinical significance in 16 trials with clinically depressed patients found 9 of 16 exercise treatment groups were classified as `recovered’ at post-treatment, with another three groups classified as `improved’. Analysis showed dropout rates for the exercise treatment were similar to those found in psychotherapeutic and drug interventions.”

For an abstract of this study http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/adis/smd/2009/00000039/00000006/art00004

Mike
http://drmikemiller.com

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