Thursday, September 12, 2013

Exercise Has Modest Effect on Depression

Exercise had a moderate effect on symptoms of depression in a meta-analysis, but the benefit diminished in an analysis limited to well-designed studies, investigators concluded. When compared with no treatment or control interventions, exercise was associated with a treatment effect of -0.62, although many of the 35 trials included in the analysis had one or more biases or other faults...

Reposted by:
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.

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