The effectiveness of exercise as an intervention in the management of depression: systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials

By Deborah Lawlor, S. Hopker. British medical journal, 2001

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology

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Improved Self-Control: The Benefits of a Regular Program of Academic Study (2006, background): “Regular physical activity has been linked to improved mood (Lawlor & Hopker, 2001).”
A meta-meta-analysis of the effect of physical activity on depression and anxiety in non-clinical adult populations (2015, background): “…activity has moderate-to-strong anti-depressive effects (Cooney et al., 2013; Josefsson, Lindwall, & Archer, 2013; Krogh, Nordentoft, Sterne, & Lawlor, 2011; Lawlor & Hopker, 2001; Rethorst, Wipfli, & Landers, 2009; Rimer et al., 2012; Rosenbaum, Tiedemann, Sherrington, Curtis, & Ward, 2014).”
The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence. (2011, background): “8–15 It also improves mental functioning, mental health and well-being 16–22 and may have long-lasting psychological beneﬁts.”
The health benefits of the great outdoors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of greenspace exposure and health outcomes (2018, background): “Putting aside the health benefits of physical activity, which have been widely documented (Bize et al., 2007; Janssen and LeBlanc, 2010; Lawlor and Hopker, 2001; Penedo and Dahn, 2005; Warburton et al., 2006), the associations between greenspace and health found in this study suggests that “green ex”
The Risks of Ageism Model: How Ageism and Negative Attitudes toward Age Can Be a Barrier to Active Aging (2017, background): “Several studies suggest the benefits of being physically active, including reduced likelihood of chronic diseases (Berlin & Colditz, 1990), cognitive decline (Lautenschlager et al., 2008; Rovio et al., 2005), and mental health issues (Lawlor & Hopker, 2001; Netz, Wu, Becker, & Tenenhaum, 2005).”
The epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of psychosocial risk factors in cardiac practice: the emerging field of behavioral cardiology. (2005, background): “The ability of xercise to reduce depression also has been demonstrated in andomized controlled trials, although many of these studies ave had methodologic limitations (90).”
Depression as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Treatment (2004, background): “In addition, there is preliminary evidence, mostly from noncontrolled trials, that exercise is an effective treatment for depression (74,151).”
Physical activity, exercise, depression and anxiety disorders (2009, background): “However, these studies suffered from a variety of methodological flaws (Lawlor and Hopker 2001) and may have dampened the enthusiasm towards implementing exercise training in the routine care and treatment.”
Neurogenesis and Exercise: Past and Future Directions (2008, background): “1999; Gobbo and O’Mara 2005) and depression (Babyak et al. 2000; Lawlor and Hopker 2001).”
Contemporary behavioral activation treatments for depression: procedures, principles, and progress. (2003, background): “There also are data to suggest that exercise (e.g., jogging) may serve an antidepressant function, though further research is necessary to support this hypothesis (Bodin & Hartig, 2003; Lawlor & Hopker, 2001; Lox, Martin, & Petruzzello, 2003).”
Evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in chronic disease (2006, result): “The effect of exercise was similar to that of cognitive therapy (Lawlor & Hopker, 2001).”
Physical activity reduces the risk of subsequent depression for older adults. (2002, result): “Results from intervention trials involving physical activity and depression have been equally inconsistent; a recent meta-analysis concluded that the reviewed results were contradictory and had serious methodological difficulties such as lack of concealment for treatment allocation, blinding of resu”