People with depression are often treated with antidepressant medications. Research carried out for 4 years to find, actually cure depression sufferers are told that the diligent. Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that intensive daily training at the secondary level can work as antidepressants. This type of training required depends on patient characteristics, including gender.

This finding is the result of cooperation of the University of Texas Southwestern psychiatrist at the Cooper Institute in Dallas, and sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Since 2003, this study is one of the first controlled investigation in the United States to show that doing regular exercise routine combined with targeted agents, it can really relieve the symptoms of depressive disorders.

“Many people who take antidepressants and then feel better after starting treatment, but I do not feel very well or as good as it did before the depression,” said Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, professor of psychiatry who led the study.

“This research shows that exercise can be as effective as adding another medication. Many people prefer to use exercise instead of using other drugs, particularly because exercise has shown positive effects on a person’s health and wellness” he said as quoted eurekalert.org.

Study participants were aged between 18-70 years and diagnosed with depression but has not received treatment with antidepressant drugs. They were divided into two groups. Each group was asked to do exercises with different levels of intensity for 12 weeks. Workouts under the supervision of trained staff at the Cooper Institute and, together with training sessions at home.

Participants on average had been depressed for the last seven years are asked to exercise on a treadmill, bicycle ergometers, or both. Participants were also asked to write an online diary about the frequency and duration of practice sessions, and using a heart rate monitor during exercise at home. Also see a psychiatrist during the study.

At the end of the investigation, nearly 30 percent of patients in both groups of full recovery from their depression, while 20 percent showed significant improvement in mental health status based on psychological tests.

Moderate exercise is more effective for women with a family history of mental illness, while intense exercise is more effective for women whose families had no history of disease. For men, heavier, more effective training, regardless of other features.