Exercise is a truly powerful anti-depressant.
Not just in general or from a preventative perspective, but also from a clinical perspective in patients that are actually diagnosed with depression.
🧾According to the data of these three meta-analyses, exercise does:
Directly improve depressive symptoms.
Is better than usual care (including psychological interventions).
Can keep up with the effect of anti-depressant drugs.
Further improves the effects of anti-depressant drugs.
👇🏼 Does exercise help keep you sane and darker thoughts at bay? Let us know.
Artwork by Ajgie
References
1. Josefsson and colleagues PMID: 23362828
2. Schuch and colleagues PMID: 26978184
3. Kvam and colleagues PMID: 27253219
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