Exercise treatment for major depression: maintenance of therapeutic benefit at 10 months
M Babyak, JA Blumenthal, S Herman… - Psychosomatic …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the status of 156 adult volunteers with
major depressive disorder (MDD) 6 months after completion of a study in which they were
randomly assigned to a 4-month course of aerobic e-ercise, sertraline therapy, or a
combination of e-ercise and sertraline. Methods The presence and severity of depression
were assessed by clinical interview using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule and the
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) and by self-report using the Beck Depression …
major depressive disorder (MDD) 6 months after completion of a study in which they were
randomly assigned to a 4-month course of aerobic e-ercise, sertraline therapy, or a
combination of e-ercise and sertraline. Methods The presence and severity of depression
were assessed by clinical interview using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule and the
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) and by self-report using the Beck Depression …
