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Exercise training as an alternative treatment for depression among older adults.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Moore, KA; Blumenthal, JA
Published in: Altern Ther Health Med
January 1998

This article reviews the current literature related to exercise treatment and depression among older adults. Results from investigational studies support the antidepressive effects of exercise programs. Aerobic exercise is more effective than placebo or no treatment controls, and appears to be as effective as more traditional treatment methods. However, a number of potential methodological problems leave the issue of exercise therapy for the treatment of depression unsettled. Some possible directions for future research are discussed, along with clinical recommendations.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Altern Ther Health Med

ISSN

1078-6791

Publication Date

January 1998

Volume

4

Issue

1

Start / End Page

48 / 56

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Depression
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • Aged
  • Adult
 

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Moore, K. A., & Blumenthal, J. A. (1998). Exercise training as an alternative treatment for depression among older adults. Altern Ther Health Med, 4(1), 48–56.
Moore, K. A., and J. A. Blumenthal. “Exercise training as an alternative treatment for depression among older adults.Altern Ther Health Med 4, no. 1 (January 1998): 48–56.
Moore KA, Blumenthal JA. Exercise training as an alternative treatment for depression among older adults. Altern Ther Health Med. 1998 Jan;4(1):48–56.
Moore, K. A., and J. A. Blumenthal. “Exercise training as an alternative treatment for depression among older adults.Altern Ther Health Med, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 1998, pp. 48–56.
Moore KA, Blumenthal JA. Exercise training as an alternative treatment for depression among older adults. Altern Ther Health Med. 1998 Jan;4(1):48–56.

Published In

Altern Ther Health Med

ISSN

1078-6791

Publication Date

January 1998

Volume

4

Issue

1

Start / End Page

48 / 56

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Depression
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • Aged
  • Adult