Executive summary “Depression is a disorder of mood, so mysteriously painful and elusive
in the way it becomes known to the self—to the mediating intellect—as to verge close to …

This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing
exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases …

Background: It is necessary to seek alternative therapies for depression, because side
effects of medications lead to poor adherence and some patients do not achieve a clinical …

Background It is still largely unknown whether physical activity (PA) during pregnancy may
be useful to avert subsequent postpartum depression (PPD). We conducted a systematic …

Background COVID-19 has started to spread within China since the end of December 2019.
As a special population, the pregnant and delivery women maybe influenced both in …

Background There is inconsistent evidence about the effect of physical activity on the
prevention and treatment of depression during the postnatal period. The aim of this meta …

Background Guidelines on physical activity or exercise and pregnancy encourage pregnant
women to continue or adopt an active lifestyle during and following pregnancy. 1–3 Two …

A mother's mental health during pregnancy and the first year postpartum is of the utmost
importance to the cognitive, social, and emotional development of her child. Perinatal …

Depression is a kind of worldwide mental illness with the highest morbidity and disability
rate, which is often accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms. Experiments have …

Background Prenatal depression can negatively affect the physical and mental health of
both mother and fetus. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of yoga as …