[Influence of physical activity on mental well-being and psychiatric disorders].
It has been shown that endurance as well as resistance training improves mental well-being in the athlete. In patients with psychiatric disorders, physical exercise diminishes clinical symptoms. Especially in patients with depression, endurance exercise improves mood. Physical training has to be integrated in a concept due to the fact the physical exercise can not replace medicinal therapy. It has to be postulated that improved mood is a result of increased endogenous opioids.
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Institut für Sportmedizin, Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrum, Nottwil. beat.knechtle@ecr.ch
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D010807:Physical Endurance; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013177:Sports; D013997:Time Factors; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000097:blood; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood
D012701:Serotonin; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D014364:Tryptophan