Depression and Exercise

Authors

Jerome Sarris, University of Queensland
David J. Kavanagh, Queensland University of Technology
Robert U. Newton, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publisher

Optimal Health Communications

Faculty

Faculty of Computing, Health and Science

School

School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Science

RAS ID

6129

Comments

Sarris, J., Kavanagh, D., & Newton, R. (2008). Depression and Exercise. Journal of Complementary Medicine, 7(3), 48-62.

Abstract

With the efficacy of antidepressants under a question mark, many depressed patients are turning to common sense remedies such as exercise. Increasing activity not only has physical effects that lift a depressive mood: it can be fun as well.