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Run to quit: Program design and evaluation protocol
Publication date: Available online 1 October 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Carly S. Priebe, John Atkinson, Guy Faulkner (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Dropout from physical activity interventions in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Publication date: Available online 28 September 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Davy Vancampfort, Joseph Firth, Felipe B. Schuch, Simon Rosenbaum, Michel Probst, Philip B. Ward, Tine Van Damme, Marc De Hert, Brendon Stubbs Physical activity (PA) interventions have shown promising in improving core symptoms of children and adolescents with ADHD, yet treatment dropout may pose a challenge to routine implementation in clinical practice. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the prevalence and predictors of treatment dropout from PA interventions in children and adolescents with ADHD...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Green Exercise. Linking Nature, Health and Well-being, Jo Barton, Rachel Bragg, Carly Wood, Jules Pretty (Eds.). Routledge, London, UK (2016)
Publication date: Available online 15 September 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Kerryn Husk (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Healthy mind, healthy body: A randomized trial testing the efficacy of a computer-tailored vs. interactive web-based intervention for increasing physical activity and reducing depressive symptoms
Publication date: Available online 21 August 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Amanda L. Rebar, Cody Boles, Nicola W. Burton, Mitch J. Duncan, Camille E. Short, Brenda Happell, Gregory S. Kolt, Cristina M. Caperchione, Richard R. Rosenkranz, Corneel Vandelanotte Physical activity is an effective primary or adjunctive treatment to reduce depressive symptoms. Computer-tailored and interactive web-based physical activity interventions are potentially effective and accessible means for promoting physical activity, but little evidence exists regarding their efficacy in reducing depressive sy...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - August 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The impact of moderate-vigorous intensity physical education class immediately prior to standardized testing on student test-taking behaviors
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 11 Author(s): Hannah R. Thompson, Jessica Duvall, Ryan Padrez, Natalie Rosekrans, Kristine A. Madsen Regular physical activity improves academic performance in children, yet the short-term impact of activity on test scores and related behaviors, such as testing anxiety, is less established. Laboratory research demonstrates a positive relationship, but the impact of activity before testing in the school setting remains unstudied. We assessed the impact of a moderate-vigorous intensity physical education (PE) lesson directly before readi...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - August 8, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Domains and levels of physical activity are linked to adult mental health and wellbeing in deprived neighbourhoods: A cross-sectional study
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 11 Author(s): Phil Mason, Angela Curl, Ade Kearns Although relationships between participating in physical activity (PA) and positive mental health and wellbeing are well established, little is known about the relative contributions of the different domains of PA —household, occupational, active travel, leisure and sport, family activities— to total PA and, in turn, to mental health and wellbeing. This is particularly important for deprived communities where PA is low and mental health and wellbeing poor. Using multivariate multileve...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - August 8, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Understanding the effects of a self-directed exercise program on depressive symptoms among adults with arthritis through serial mediation analyses
Conclusions This study highlights the importance of physical activity in reducing depressive symptoms, and the means by which it helps (i.e., reducing stiffness, pain, and disability). Understanding these pathways may help researchers design more efficacious interventions. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - June 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

An exploratory analysis of changes in mood, anxiety and craving from pre- to post-single sessions of exercise, over 12 weeks, among patients with alcohol dependence
This study provides provisional support for a change in mood, anxiety and alcohol cravings for the role of exercise in the early recovery period for alcohol dependence. Acute single bouts of moderate-intensity exercise may help individuals with alcohol dependence manage mood, anxiety, and craving thereby reducing relapse risk, but further research is needed with a more rigorous study design. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - June 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

An exploratory analysis of changes in mood, anxiety and craving from pre- to post- single sessions of exercise, over 12 weeks, among patients with alcohol dependence
This study provides provisional support for a change in mood, anxiety and alcohol cravings for the role of exercise in the early recovery period for alcohol dependence. Acute single bouts of moderate-intensity exercise may help individuals with alcohol dependence manage mood, anxiety, and craving thereby reducing relapse risk, but further research is needed with a more rigorous study design. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - May 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Exercise self-efficacy moderates the relation between anxiety sensitivity and body mass index and exercise tolerance in treatment-seeking smokers
Publication date: Available online 10 May 2016 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Samantha G. Farris, Michelle L. Davis, David Rosenfield, Brooke Y. Kauffman, Scarlett O. Baird, Mark B. Powers, Michael W. Otto, Bess H. Marcus, Timothy S. Church, Jasper A.J. Smits, Michael J. Zvolensky There is little known about factors that contribute to the comorbidity of cigarette smoking and obesity. The current study sought to test whether exercise self-efficacy moderated the relation between anxiety sensitivity (fear of internal sensations) and BMI and exercise tolerance among cigarette sm...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - May 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The effects of exercise frequency on executive function in individuals with Parkinson's disease
Conclusions A high frequency, multimodal exercise program involving aerobic, strength, and flexibility exercises has a better impact on executive functioning in PD than a low-frequency exercise intervention. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - April 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Acute effects of outdoor physical activity on affect and psychological well-being in depressed patients – a preliminary study
Conclusion A single outdoor exercise bout showed greater affective improvements compared to indoor and sedentary equivalents for self-reported excitement and activation. As patients felt more active, an outdoor setting might be useful in overcoming listlessness during depression treatment. Due to methodological limitations associated with the pragmatic nature of the trial, findings must be interpreted with caution. Further trials should focus on wider feasibility and acceptability of outdoor exercise in depressive patients. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - February 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Wearable Devices and Smartphones for Activity Tracking Among People with Serious Mental Illness
This study offers valuable insights for informing future research to assess the effectiveness of these devices for improving health outcomes in this high-risk group. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - February 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Brief Report: Family meals, obesogenic factors, and depressive symptoms in youth
Conclusions Results suggest connections between eating behavior, sedentary screen time, and depression and support the possibility of forming family-based interventions to improve physical and mental health in youth. Further research is required to determine the role of weight status and to account for potential confounds. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - January 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The meaning of compulsive exercise in women with anorexia nervosa: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Conclusions The study demonstrates how compulsive exercise represents an essential means of emotion distraction and management for individuals with anorexia nervosa. The finding that feelings are echoed in the participants' bodies is significant, as this gives participants a sense of connecting with their emotions. The time outs offered by exercise provide a degree of structure, control and stability for the participants' sense of self, helping them commit to the demands of treatment. However, this control and stability is short lived, as it may lead to a subsequent loss of control if underlying concerns and emotions are n...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research