Effectiveness of exercise-based interventions in reducing depressive symptoms in people without clinical depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Juan Ángel BellónSonia Conejo-CerónAlmudena Sánchez-CalderónBeatriz Rodríguez-MartínDarío BellónEmiliano Rodríguez-SánchezJuan Manuel MendiveIgnacio AraPatricia Moreno-Peral

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2021)

Exercise-based interventions have a small effect on the reduction of depressive symptoms in people without clinical depression. It could be an alternative to or complement psychological programmes, although further higher-quality trials with larger samples and long-term follow-up are needed.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
physical activity
social support
high intensity
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
resistance training