NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoExercise is as effective as medication in treating depression, study findswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down18
arrow-up1214arrow-down1external-linkExercise is as effective as medication in treating depression, study findswww.npr.orgNomNom@feddit.ukBanned to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square55linkfedilink
minus-squareobvs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days ago Research that exercise helps depression has been steadily coming out for like 20 years at least. " as effective as medication" No one said that it didn’t provide benefit. Just that it doesn’t provide as much benefit as medication.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·30 days ago20 might be a bit hyperbolic, but it was about 16 years ago that my shrink gave me a printout of a study showing it. You also have to remember that being better than medication long term is not a high bar to clear, statistically, especially for SSRIs.
" as effective as medication"
No one said that it didn’t provide benefit. Just that it doesn’t provide as much benefit as medication.
20 might be a bit hyperbolic, but it was about 16 years ago that my shrink gave me a printout of a study showing it.
You also have to remember that being better than medication long term is not a high bar to clear, statistically, especially for SSRIs.