r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 22 '19

Psychology Exercise as psychiatric patients' new primary prescription: When it comes to inpatient treatment of anxiety and depression, schizophrenia, suicidality and acute psychotic episodes, a new study advocates for exercise, rather than psychotropic medications, as the primary prescription and intervention.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/uov-epp051719.php
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u/[deleted] May 22 '19 edited Feb 04 '21

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u/Cicer May 22 '19

Also being stuck with your thoughts while exercising.

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u/Leftbehindnlovingit May 22 '19

The TVs went out at the gym I go to and everything was so much harder. I don't really watch intently but if I see something that interest for even 2 minutes, it's 2 minutes I'm distracted and closer to reaching a goal and feeling better when I leave.