[The efficacy of physical activity on psychiatric symptoms and physical health in people with psychiatric disorders: a systematic review of recent meta-analyses].
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) has been introduced in the sixties as standard care in the mental health care systems of The Netherlands and Belgium. AIM: To summarize the recent meta-analytic evidence of PA in the prevention and treatment of depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, substance use disorders, adhd, autism, and eating disorders. METHOD: medline/PubMed, Psycarticles and Embase were searched from January 1st, 2015 until January 31st, 2020 for meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies. RESULTS: There is strong evidence for the beneficial effects of PA in the treatment of mild and moderate depression in children / adolescents and adults, severe depression, anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders in adults and reductions in adhd-symptoms in children. PA reduces the risk for depression, anxiety and to a lesser extent also psychosis. PA also improves cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of sleep in people with a psychiatric disorder. CONCLUSION: There is trans-diagnostic scientific evidence for the beneficial effects of PA on psychiatric symptoms and physical health in people with a psychiatric disorder.
Source: PubMed
Authors: D Vancampfort, T Scheewe, T van Damme, J Deenik
Language: Dutch
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3119658800