OBJECTIVE: To establish associations between physical exercise during leisure time and prevalence, incidence and course of mental disorders. METHOD: Data were derived from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study, a 3-wave cohort study in a representative sample (N=7,076) of Dutch adults. Mental disorders were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Physical activity was established by the number of hours per week people spent on taking physical exercise. RESULTS: Physical exercise was negatively associated with presence and first-onset of mood and anxiety disorders after adjustment for confounders. Evidence for a dose-response relationship between exercise levels and mental health was not found. Among those with mental disorder at baseline, exercise participants were more likely to recover from their illness (OR=1.47) compared to their counterparts who did not take exercise. CONCLUSION: Physical exercise is beneficial to mental health, but it remains uncertain whether this association truly reflects a causal effect of exercise. 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: To establish associations between physical exercise during leisure time and prevalence, incidence and course of mental disorders. METHOD: Data were derived from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study, a 3-wave cohort study in a representative sample (N=7,076) of Dutch adults. Mental disorders were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Physical activity was established by the number of hours per week people spent on taking physical exercise. RESULTS: Physical exercise was negatively associated with presence and first-onset of mood and anxiety disorders after adjustment for confounders. Evidence for a dose-response relationship between exercise levels and mental health was not found. Among those with mental disorder at baseline, exercise participants were more likely to recover from their illness (OR=1.47) compared to their counterparts who did not take exercise. CONCLUSION: Physical exercise is beneficial to mental health, but it remains uncertain whether this association truly reflects a causal effect of exercise. 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors: Shuichi Suetani; Sukanta Saha; Adam Milad; Elizabeth Eakin; James G Scott; John J McGrath Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2016-11-10 Impact factor: 4.328
Authors: Triptish Bhatia; Sati Mazumdar; Joel Wood; Fanyin He; Raquel E Gur; Ruben C Gur; Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar; Smita N Deshpande Journal: Acta Neuropsychiatr Date: 2016-08-12 Impact factor: 3.403