Exercise can improve depression in older people

Attending exercise classes can improve depressive symptoms among older people who are unresponsive to antidepressant medication, according to a new study.Published in the May issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, the study recruited outpatients from primary care, psychiatric services and through local advertising. Diagnosis was made at clinical interview by an experienced psychiatrist, and…

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