title: Psychological aspects of staleness and dependence on exercise.
abstract: This article discusses the psychological symptoms of overtraining and the relationship between staleness and exercise dependence. Staleness may be prevented by monitoring the mood state of the individual so that, if necessary, appropriate action may be taken to taper the volume of training and maximize performance. The criterion for exercise dependence is difficult to define and some suggestions are made on clarifying the diagnosis and future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Grovelands Priory Hospital, Bourne, London.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Veale
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D013577:Syndrome; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis