Exercise and the Prevention of Depression: Results of the HUNT Cohort Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Regular leisure-time exercise of any intensity provides protection against future depression but not anxiety. Relatively modest changes in population levels of exercise may have important public mental health benefits and prevent a substantial number of new cases of depression. PMID: 28969440 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28969440?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - October 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Harvey SB, Øverland S, Hatch SL, Wessely S, Mykletun A, Hotopf M Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research