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Article: Can exercise treat depression?
- Article from:
- Clinical Psychiatry News
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
- Author:
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The Problem
One of your patients has mild to moderate depression. You recommend that he engage in regular exercise.
The Question
Is there any evidence that exercise is an effective way to treat depression?
The Analysis
Our Medline search combined "depression or depressive" and "exercise." Results were limited to evidence-based reviews.
The Evidence