Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, J Hendrikse… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity can treat and prevent depressive symptoms, but its antidepressant
mechanisms are yet to be established. In this review, we comprehensively assess key …

Physical activity and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

CP McDowell, RK Dishman, BR Gordon… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Context Anxiety symptoms and disorders are highly prevalent and costly. Prospective
studies suggest that physical activity may prevent anxiety development; however, this body …

Beneficial effects of exercise on depression and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic: a narrative review

S Hu, L Tucker, C Wu, L Yang - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
First reported in Dec 2019, the on-going COVID-19 pandemic has become a public health
emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The isolation and quarantine during the …

Moving to beat anxiety: epidemiology and therapeutic issues with physical activity for anxiety

A Kandola, D Vancampfort, M Herring, A Rebar… - Current psychiatry …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper was to provide a comprehensive
narrative review of the relationship between physical activity (PA) and anxiety and the …

Lifestyle medicine for depression

J Sarris, A O'Neil, CE Coulson, I Schweitzer, M Berk - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
The prevalence of depression appears to have increased over the past three decades.
While this may be an artefact of diagnostic practices, it is likely that there are factors about …

Exercise and anxiety

A Kandola, B Stubbs - Physical exercise for human health, 2020 - Springer
Anxiety disorders are a group of highly prevalent mental health conditions that can have a
debilitating impact on daily functioning and well-being. They can co-occur with other mental …

Oxidative & nitrosative stress in depression: why so much stress?

S Moylan, M Berk, OM Dean, Y Samuni… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Many studies support a crucial role for oxidative & nitrosative stress (O&NS) in the
pathophysiology of unipolar and bipolar depression. These disorders are characterized inter …

Contribution of neuroinflammation and immunity to brain aging and the mitigating effects of physical and cognitive interventions

S Di Benedetto, L Müller, E Wenger, S Düzel… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that the brain and the immune system continuously interact during
normal as well as pathological functioning. Human aging is commonly accompanied by low …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of physical exercise to brain resilience

RM Arida, L Teixeira-Machado - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing attention has been given to understanding resilience to brain diseases, often
described as brain or cognitive reserve. Among the protective factors for the development of …

Passive versus mentally active sedentary behaviors and depression

M Hallgren, DW Dunstan, N Owen - Exercise and sport sciences …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Detrimental associations of sedentary behaviors with depression have been identified, but
findings are inconsistent. We propose a novel approach to the classification and analysis of …