...Best treatment for depression 1 in 10 Americans feel depressed at some point in their lifetime.1 Some of them get diagnosed, others don’t. Depression is usually treated with antidepressants such as: fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), duloxetine (Cymbalta), bupropion (Wellbutrin), etc. Unfortunately, all of these medications have possible side effects that can be as bad as: headache, memory problems, confusion, hallucinations, fainting, seizure, shallow breathing or breathing that stops. It is ironic that antidepressants can, in fact, increase suicidal thoughts or behavior. Several research studies have demonstrated that exercise is as effective as antidepressants in treating depression.2-6 What makes exercise superior to the traditional treatment is lack of side effects and additional positive outcomes, e.g., better weight management and reduced risk of heart disease. Two Australian researchers, Stanton and Reaburn reviewed all randomized controlled trials (RCT) that were published since 1960.2 RCTs are scientific experiments that randomly assign different types of treatment to different study participants. In this case people with depression were treated with antidepressants, exercise or both. It appears that even low intensity exercise improves symptoms of depression. Walking or cycling 3 to 4 times per week indoor or outdoor for 30 to 40 minutes at a pace that is preferred will result in considerable improvement of mood. Exercise does require commitment...
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...When people feel mildly or moderately depressed much of the time, they tend to lack motivation to exercise. Yet research has confirmed that being active lightens mood and reduces feelings of depression. Although it can seem too difficult to step into the swimming pool, get on the bike or head to the gym each day, making the effort is likely to pay off significantly. Expert Insight Researchers conducted a review of studies regarding the effects of exercise on people with chronic depression and published their findings in 2004. The studies indicated that combining exercise with antidepressant medication was more effective at relieving symptoms than only relying on medication. A 2013 article in Harvard Health Publications reports that for some people, exercise is as effective as prescription medicine for...
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...WORKOUT: A HEALTHY OPTION FOR TREATING DEPRESSION _____ A Research Paper Presented to Mrs. Susana D. Dado St. Joseph College Olongapo City _____ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in ENGLISH IV _____ by : Daniel O. Mirabueno 4 – Charity (SSC) March 8, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Statement of the Problem 5 B. Significance of the Study 5 C. Scope and Limitation 6 D. Definition of Terms 6 II. DISCUSSION 7 A. Sweating the Way Out 7 B. Workout Magic 11 C. Doing the Basics 15 D. On the Perspective of the Experts 19 E. Planting the Seeds for a Healthier Life 23 III. SUMMARY and CONCLUSION 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.” — Ephesians 1.16 (62 AD) The researcher would like to extend his sincerest and deepest gratitude to all those who have contributed that made this research a possible and successful one. To his parents, Dr. Tirso Cadag Mirabueno and Mrs. Lydia Omaña Mirabueno, for giving him their unselfish love, care, untiring guidance, moral and financial support. To his family – especially his sisters Zarah, Arianne and Jencelle, and his brothers Meinard, Andrei, Eljhon and Zander – for extending him their unwavering help. To his research adviser, Mrs. Susana Dumayag...
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...The Effect of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression March 8, 2015 Abstract Mental health is a severe problem in our society today, approximately 61.5 million of the Americans experience mental illness in each given year (NAMI, 2013). The main goal of this paper is to provide answers on how physical activity can replace anti-anxiety and depression drugs. To solve this question numerous research articles were examined by looking at how both acute and chronic bouts of aerobic and anaerobic exercise correlated with mental health aspects such as stress, depression, and anxiety. The findings showed that almost all types of exercise showed the capability of being able to improve mental health significantly. Thus, it is possible for physical activity to become a replacement for drugs being administered to the general population today, which allows people to treat their mental illness without the adverse side effects, which accompany drugs. This is supported by multiple studies done that compared physical exercise and drugs as treatments for mental disorders. All the studies support the claim that physical activity could be used as a replacement for drugs in treating mental illness. Introduction Mental health illness is a severe issue affecting a significant portion of Americans every day. Serious mental illnesses have been reported to cost America $193.2 Billion in lost earning per year (NAMI, 2013). Specifically, 14.8 million people...
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...Exercise Exercise as a Successful Treatment for Depression LIB100, Write Your Class Section Here Student’s Name Professor Kahn Summer 2011 Topic: Exercise as a Successful Treatment for Depression Thesis statement: Moderately strenuous exercise performed three times a week for forty-five minutes to an hour can relieve moderate depression. Similarly, moderately strenuous exercise performed for thirty minutes three to five times a week may help relieve severe depression. Search strategy and evaluation of resources: I began my research about treating depression through the use of exercise by performing a keyword search for the words depression exercise in the Gale Virtual Reference Library which I accessed through the ASA Library Dabases and eBooks. I chose an entry about how exercise can successfully treat depression from the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine because this is a subject specific encyclopedia that provides background information about medical topics. The entry was written by L. Fleming Fallon, a Professor of Public Health at Bowling Green State University making him an authority on medical issues. The entry was written in 2002, making it relatively current. This entry supports my assertion that exercise can be used as a treatment for depression. Next, I searched the Medline Database for articles about depression and exercise by inputting the words depression AND exercise. I decided to read an article titled Clinical Inquiries: Does exercise...
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...The Effect of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression March 8, 2015 Abstract Mental health is a severe problem in our society today, approximately 61.5 million of the Americans experience mental illness in each given year (NAMI, 2013). The main goal of this paper is to provide answers on how physical activity can replace anti-anxiety and depression drugs. To solve this question numerous research articles were examined by looking at how both acute and chronic bouts of aerobic and anaerobic exercise correlated with mental health aspects such as stress, depression, and anxiety. The findings showed that almost all types of exercise showed the capability of being able to improve mental health significantly. Thus, it is possible for physical activity to become a replacement for drugs being administered to the general population today, which allows people to treat their mental illness without the adverse side effects, which accompany drugs. This is supported by multiple studies done that compared physical exercise and drugs as treatments for mental disorders. All the studies support the claim that physical activity could be used as a replacement for drugs in treating mental illness. Introduction Mental health illness is a severe issue affecting a significant portion of Americans every day. Serious mental illnesses have been reported to cost America $193.2 Billion in lost earning per year (NAMI, 2013). Specifically, 14.8 million people are reported to...
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...The Spark Study Mindy Bacon. Clark Community College The Spark Study Americans have increasingly become sedentary, non-active people. This results in obesity, an alarming rise in type two diabetes, attention deficit problems, heart disease, and chronic depression in both adults and now is an epidemic in children. This book explains why physical activity especially aerobic activity is crucial to the way our brains learn, affect mood, depression, stress and attention. In Chapter one of “Spark, The Revolutionary New Science Of Exercise And The Brain”, shows how exercise improves brain functioning. A revolutionary case study was performed in a school district outside of Chicago. Naperville Central High School in Illinois transformed nineteen thousand students into very healthy and fit students with only 3 percent overweight versus 30 percent overweight nationally (Ratey & Hagerman, 2008). The students are also among the smartest in the nation. In 1999 Naperville’s eighth graders took an international standards test: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Asian countries have out performed United States of American students in math and science for many years. As stated in the New York Times, most Asian countries score well, almost half of the students score in the top, while only 7 percent of U. S. students do (Ratey & Hagerman, 2008). The children from Naperville, Illinois took the TIMSS and astonished the world. They scored...
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...Improve Life with Just a Little Exercise Kysha Baker ENG147 07/25/2014 Roxanne Grandis Improve Life with Just a Little Exercise More than one-third of American’s are obese and it’s fair to say that most of that percentage also suffer from depression. World Health Organization states that health is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease, or infirmity. (As cited in Khalil, Callaghan, Carter, & Morres, 2012 p. 2) People’s lives are so busy and hectic now they forget one simple thing that could help, exercise. The benefits of exercise can reduce health issues, while improving a person’s quality of life and confidence in one self. Regular exercise can help reduce a number health issues, including depression. Even though the links between depression and exercise aren’t clear, the effects of exercise will help a person relax and feel better. Exercise will release feel-good brain chemicals like neurotransmitters and endorphins which may ease depression symptoms. Also, the concentrations of several biologically active molecules, such as adrenocorticotrophic hormones, can change with regular exercise. (Dimeo, Bauer, Varahram, Proest, & Halter, 2001 p. 116). This hormone can affect the pituitary gland, which in turn could cause weight gain, which in turn could cause more depression. It’s a vicious cycle that needs to end to help save lives. Besides helping with health issues, a person’s quality of life can be...
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...Depression Treatment: The Natural Way There is a lot of controversy about appropriate treatments for depression. Today antidepressants are among the most prescribed medications in the world. Despite their popularity, research has suggested that antidepressant medications may not be as successful as people had imagined in counteracting depression (Johnson & Kirsch, 2008, p. 1). Extensive research and studies show that natural remedies are better than antidepressants for treating depression because there are fewer side effects, more health benefits and according to most studies, antidepressants are no more effective than placebos. Although there are many natural remedies for treating the symptoms of depression, this paper will focus on St. John’s Wort, omega-3 fatty acids, SAM-e and exercise. These four natural remedies are the most widely used and studied alternatives to treating depression. Side Effects According to Dr. Hyla Cass (2007) and a study done in 1998, prescription medication puts more than one million people in the hospital every year. The study also states that prescription medication kills more than one hundred thousand people per year. Doctor Cass (2007) states that there are almost no deaths from herbal use and that the side effects from herbs are usually mild. One report says that for every one million people prescribed antidepressants in a year, 30.1 of them will die from an overdose. Doctor Cass (2007) quotes Norman Farnsworth, Ph.D., (as cited in Cass...
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...Running head: STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 1 STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 SUMITHA THOMAS GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 Name: Sumitha K Thomas Date:3/3/13 Class : HLT -362V 2 1) The researchers analyzed the data they collected as though it were at what level of measurement? a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval/ration d) Experimental The correct answer is: d)experimental. 2) What was the mean post test empowerment score for the control group? Answer: 97.12 3) Compare the mean baseline post test depression scores of the experimental group. Was this an expected findings? Provide a rational for your answer? Answer: The baseline score of the experimental group is 14.00. According to the data provided in exercises 16, the depression decreased to 13.36 after the empowerment program. This is a positive result, which shows slight improvement (0.64). 4) Compare the mean baseline and posttest depression scores of the control group. Do these scores strengthen or weaken validity of the research results? Provide a rationale for your answer? Answer: The mean baseline depression scores of control group is 10.40. The mean post test depression scores of control group 10.40. Because the scores remains same STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 at the baseline level and post test level of depression rate of control group is neither weaken or strengthen with empowerment program, which shows no improvement with the program but also their depression score doesn’t increase...
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...Don't put off wanting assistance and finding out what causes depression; the longer you encounter depression, the longer it will take to battle the issue. Your specialist will first check to determine your indications are not brought about by a underlying restorative condition. Once different potential outcomes have been discounted, your specialist may point you to a mental health expert who will examine your side effects with you. He will then utilize this informative data to structure a determination and endorse further medication alternatives. Ask your specialist if he or she supposes drug may assist you with how to stop depression. Most uppers medication may influence neurotransmitters and help people figure out what to do about depression, chemicals in your cerebrum thought to be part of temperament regulation. Despite the prescription taken, it will most likely take about four to six weeks before you feel any impacts, if any, and you might need to attempt more than one pep pill to discover the particular case that works best for you. Never take pep pills without the proposal and supervision of a specialist. Think about psychotherapy, maybe in synthesis with medicine, to help enhance your condition. Psychotherapy intends to help individuals comprehend their disease and advance adapting procedures to better bargain better with normal-scenarios that may emerge and to additionally figure out what to do about depression. Cognitive behavioral treatment is one ubiquitous approach...
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...Depression is a mental illness that affects ones mood and the way they feel. Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) explains that when one is depressed, they often feel alone and that the best way to combat the depression was to try to move on and forget about it. But the reality of the case is, is that depression is a mental illness that requires care and support. Support groups are very important for those with depression. These support groups provide a safe environment for peopled to share experience with others who have gone through similar experiences. In these groups people can learn from each others experiences and work together to combat depression. CMHA also recommends to make sure one is taking care of themselves. CMHA notes that exercise can boost ones mood and manage stress on top of eating well and having regular sleeping habits. Another recommendation CMHA makes is medication. Antidepressants are commonly used to combat depression. The last option that CMHA offers is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). ECT is very helpful, especially when most other options do not work. First Canadian Psychiatric Association mentions the benefits of cognitive behavioural therapy or therapy in general. They suggest using therapy as a first line treatment and only then should someone resort to using anti-depressants. If one’s therapy does not suffice and has to resort to antidepressants, SSIDs are the first line of treatment recommended....
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...Major Depressive Disorder and the Treatment of Aerobic Exercise Therapy Melissa Young Abnormal Psychology SUNY Geneseo 9/20/10 The article “Exercise Treatment for Major Depression: Maintenance of Therapeutic Benefit at 10 Months” is based on a study from the year 2000, of two different treatment methods in regards to Major Depressive Disorder(MDD). This study (the Standard Medical Intervention and Long-term Exercise, or SMILE study), follows both aerobic exercise therapy and sertraline(Medicated) therapy. This longitudinal experiment was conducted with the possibility to develop a practical application to the present and future treatment of MDD. According to the article; “Aerobic exercise has been prescribed for the treatment of a wide range of medical disorders”, and “exercise may have a number of psychological benefits(p.633).” Given this positive outlook on exercise in the medical and psychological world, it is presumed that the exercise treatment will show positive results in this experiment. Researching more about exercise therapy could open up possible doors for the present and future world of treatment for mental disorders. In the SMILE study, 156 adult volunteers aged 50 and older, with MDD were randomly selected to participate in three different treatment groups. The three treatment groups included aerobic exercise therapy, sertraline therapy, and a combination of both exercise and medication. The independent variable was the different methods of treatment...
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...It has long been speculated that there is a relationship between exercise and it’s effects on mental health. However, it has not been until recent years that evidence has shown that exercise indeed has a profound benefit on brain function. Studies show that humans and animals that are engaged in regular physical activity have an improvement in learning and memory, protection of overall mental health, and also suggest that an active and healthy lifestyle may help in reversing the effects and causes of depression. One of the most intreresting changes caused by exercise is Neurogenesis, or the creation of new neurons. New neurons are created in the hippocampus, however the exact process behind this neurogenesis is still unknown. It is possible that stresses caused by exercise result in a spike in calcium in neural cell, which, in turn, causes hippocampal neurons to run through a cell building process. This cell building process activates the BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) gene, which creates BDNF proteins that aid the process of neurogenesis. Thus it is shown that BDNF is generated as a protective response to stress, as it acts not only to generate new neurons, but also to protect existing neurons. (Cotman, Berchtold & Christie, 2007) However, BDNFs do more than protect, they also repair. For example, in a comparison between sedentary and active mice, scientists found that mice which were generally more active rebuilt damaged brain tissue more efficiently than sedentary...
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...Physical Exercise Submitted by Reshma Gupte XII – E Physical ExercisePhysical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image, which again is also linked with higher levels of self-esteem. Childhood obesity is a growing global concern and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries. Physical exercise is important for maintaining physical fitness and can contribute positively to maintaining a healthy weight, building and maintaining healthy bone density, muscle strength, and joint mobility, promoting physiological well-being, reducing surgical risks, and strengthening the immune system. Exercise also reduces levels of cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone that builds fat in the abdominal region, making weight loss difficult. Cortisol causes many health problems, both physical and mental. Frequent and regular aerobic exercise has been shown...
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