For *mild* depression. Recommending exercise solely for the severely depressed

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Sep 22, 2022
9:00:30am

valleus All-American

For *mild* depression. Recommending exercise solely for the severely depressed

might well get them killed.

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valleus

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Well, this is depressing...

Goliath

9/22/22 5:48am

More donuts it is.

vagabonder

9/22/22 5:50am

So if my math is right, up your donut intake by 15% just too be safe.

Spiff

9/22/22 9:26pm

That’s because most people aren’t really depressed. They’re bored.

MormonThug

9/22/22 5:58am

And IIRC, studies show that exercise is at least as effective as meds and

RevolutionDeathsquad

9/22/22 6:02am

Only for mild to moderate depression & anxiety. Most people who experience

BlooCoog

9/22/22 7:30am

I think medicine can help with acute cases to help avert crisis, but then ...

runnincoug

9/22/22 8:47am

For *mild* depression. Recommending exercise solely for the severely depressed

valleus

9/22/22 9:00am

Tom Cruise was right?

Plato

9/22/22 6:02am

Antidepressants are a misnomer. They should be called by what they do which is change the balance of..

greatbam

9/22/22 6:40am

The brain adapts to the change induced by the SSRIs reducing their effectiveness

justAnotherCoug

9/22/22 8:17am

Part of this is how we diagnose depression. We are naming symptoms not causes

The Dark Knight

9/22/22 6:51am

That’s really the only practical way to diagnose mental health conditions. They

BlooCoog

9/22/22 6:02pm

Not really. These pop news reports are not accurately describing what the

valleus

9/22/22 8:46am

You've given the correct answer.

mbs6

9/22/22 8:49am

You've vastly misrepresented the article

Goliath

9/22/22 9:08am

Five? Guess that puts the hundreds on Cochrane Review to shame? Or the

valleus

9/22/22 10:37am

And you think the article was intended to be a scholarly paper?; Interesting

Goliath

9/22/22 6:06pm

It isn't just this article. It is in the standard textbook for Abnormal Psych

The Dark Knight

9/22/22 10:34am

We've known for a long time that therapies like CBT work better...

runnincoug

9/22/22 10:57am

I would disagree with that as a blanket statement. The research shows that

valleus

9/22/22 2:55pm

that may be true about severe depression ... I'd need to look into it more.

runnincoug

9/22/22 4:41pm

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cvd6262

9/22/22 6:46pm

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