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Effects Of Exercise For Depression, Rebecca Gleason
Effects Of Exercise For Depression, Rebecca Gleason
Health, Leisure, and Sport Sciences Undergraduate Work
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of exercise for adolescents, middle-aged adults, and older adults with depression.
Literature from thirty-four professional medical journals and eight professional websites were reviewed. The resulting information was organized into categories as described in the purpose of the study.
In 2017, it was estimated that 17.3 million adults living in the United States had at least one major depressive episode, which came to be 7.1% of all adults (DBSA, 2019). In a 2019 review, causes of depression were related to personal factors, some being personality, drug or alcohol use, family history, …