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Exercise and Depressive Disorder

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Physical Exercise for Human Health

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 1228))

Abstract

Depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized by low mood, loss of interest/enjoyment, and reduced energy and one of the five leading causes of disability and a major contributor to all-cause mortality worldwide. People with depression have, between others, a reduced life expectancy, worse quality of life and cardiorespiratory fitness, and increased risk of type 2 diabetes, compared to the general population. Furthermore, the economic burden of mental disorders including depression is evident, and it is expected to increase to more than double by 2030. Therefore, reducing the growing burden of mental disorders such as depression should be a health priority. Improved prevention and treatment are two key factors that may reduce the burden of depression. Pharmacological- and psychotherapy-based interventions have been traditionally considered for treating depression disorders; however, there is an increasing amount of scientific evidence confirming that physical activity and physical exercise should be highly considered in prevention and treatment of depressive disorders. In this chapter, we aim to summarize and discuss the research progress of physical activity and exercise in prevention and treatment of depressive disorder. Specifically, we summarized and discussed the research progress of the prognostic use of physical activity for incident depression, the importance of sedentary behavior and other outcomes typically improved by physical activity/exercise such as cardiorespiratory fitness for future depression, the research progress of the evidence of the benefits of exercise in people with depression disorders, the resistance training effects in adults and older adults with depression, and the recommendations for the prescription of exercise for people with depression.

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The work was funded by Research Group CTS-948, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Andalusian Government; Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain “A2. Ayudas Puente para la Concurrencia al Plan Estatal de I+D”; European University of Madrid, Cátedra Real Madrid, Spain (funding project number P2017/RM08); Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES); and FEDER funds from the European Union (CB16/10/00477). JBA was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education (grant number FPU13/05130) and by the Departamento de Innovación, Investigación y Universidad del Gobierno de Aragón y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional – Programa Operativo FEDER Aragón 2014–2020 “Construyendo Europa desde Aragón” (reference number PUI/2018-337). The funders had no role in study design; collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; writing the report; and the decision to submit the report for publication.

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Bueno-Antequera, J., Munguía-Izquierdo, D. (2020). Exercise and Depressive Disorder. In: Xiao, J. (eds) Physical Exercise for Human Health. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1228. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1792-1_18

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