Background Exercise may improve neuropsychiatric and cognitive symptoms in people with
mental disorders, but the totality of the evidence is unclear. We conducted a meta-review of …

Major depression shortens life while the effectiveness of frontline treatments remains
modest. Exercise has been shown to be effective both in reducing mortality and in treating …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Background A potential approach to suicide prevention that has not been closely examined,
but which holds promise in terms of widespread dissemination without major side-effects, is …

Sports psychiatry has developed for the past 3 decades as an emerging field within
psychiatry and sports medicine. An International society has been established in 1994 and …

Physical exercise seems to have a promising effect on numerous variables related to the
recovery of drug-dependent patients. However, some contradictions are found in the …

Background Mental illness is a leading cause of the global burden of disease. Physical
activity (PA) can improve physical and mental health outcomes for people with mental …

The aim of this review is to systematically describe and quantify the effects of PA
interventions on alcohol and other drug use outcomes, and to identify any apparent effect of …

The quantity and quality of evidence regarding the efficacy of physical activity for mental
illnesses is increasing. Given the established and further potential benefits and low adverse …

Highlights•The evidence for exercise in the context of substance abuse treatment is
mixed.•There are a number of addiction-specific factors that may influence adherence to …