Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression
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Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression

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eBook - ePub

Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression

About this book

This innovative book, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression, brings together critical reviews of issues in the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and depression, stimulating individual reflection and including debate on current research, methodologies, and applied practices. This book helps the reader understand the magnitude of depression as a disease that has increased its prevalence in recent decades and the other health problems associated with it. Since psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are often used to treat depression, this exponentially increases health costs for national health systems. In addition, there are always side effects associated with pharmacotherapy. Therefore, other ways, less expensive and without side effects, for treating depression are important. This book outlines the ways that physical activity and physical fitness are viable options for preventing and treating depression. Designed as a supplementary textbook, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression is key reading for students and academics alike in the areas of sports science, sport psychology, sports therapy, and psychology, and with its thematic content, the book's allure extends to professionals, including practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, and sports organisations, who stand to gain valuable insights from its contents.

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Yes, you can access Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression by Adilson Marques,Élvio Rúbio Gouveia in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040407110
Topic
Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Editors
  7. List of contributors
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Epidemiology and determinants of depression
  10. 2 Individual, social and economic burden of depression and physical inactivity
  11. 3 Bidirectional associations between depression and physical activity
  12. 4 Physical fitness and depression across the lifespan
  13. 5 Exercise interventions for people with depression
  14. 6 Physical activity and perinatal depression
  15. 7 Mind-body exercise and depression
  16. 8 Neurobiological mechanisms of physical activity on depression
  17. 9 Physical activity, cognitive function, and depression
  18. 10 Social and psychological mechanisms of physical activity on depression
  19. 11 Depression in high-performance sports
  20. 12 Depression in youth sports
  21. 13 “Our CEO was a big champion”: The role of mental health professionals in physical activity promotion
  22. 14 Recommending physical activity and exercise for depression
  23. Index