Effect of exercise on major depression

Abstract

I investigated that mild exercise are effective for improve the symptoms for major depression. Twenty patients (13 females and 7 males) participated in this study who were diagnosed major depression on mild stage by ICD-10 (F32.00,01). 11 objects have done exercise for usually before suffered, other 9 objects have done not. 10 objects who include the doing exercise objects were continuing it after diagnosed.

I investigated symptoms for depression using CES-D (the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). It was conducted twice, one of the days before beginning therapy, other was the day after improve the symptoms. And I investigated intensity of the exercise using Metabolic Equivalent : MET.

There were significant differences in suffered term and 8 items in CES-D scores had compared doing exercise with not doing. The intensity of the exercise was related with total CES-D scores at the both of conducted times. The stronger intensity caused the low scores for CES-D rather than low intensity. And the 10 continuing exercise objects had suffered term shorter than other objects.

I think exercise is effective for improve the symptoms and shorten the suffered term for major depression. It may possible to shorten the suffered term and reduce the medicines.