Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias
2016/03/05 by Felipe B. Schuch, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Davy Vancampfort +4 · 1,524 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Aerobic exercise #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Clinical psychology #Confidence interval #Depression (economics) #Eating Disorders and Behaviors #Internal medicine #Major depressive disorder #Medicine #Meta-analysis #Mood #Physical Activity and Health #Physical therapy #Psychiatry #Psychological intervention #Psychology #Publication bias #Randomized controlled trial #Strictly standardized mean difference #Subgroup analysis
paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.02.023
published in Journal of Psychiatric Research 77, 42-51 (Elsevier BV)
openalex publication_date 2016/03/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
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