Another anti-medication diatribe leaning on a badly designed study by anti-medication proselytisers. Elite athletes also develop depression and other mental illnesses and depression is not caused by a lack of exercise. Activity levels are simply one aspect of a lifestyle that supports recovery - exercise is not treatment, just as breathing clean air is not treatment. In addition exercise is contraindicated for several conditions and can be deleterious rather than beneficial. If this Substack is going to focus on exercise as “treatment” or continue an anti-medication stance, please declare that so that I can unsubscribe.
This isn't a diatribe and it isn't leaning on a badly designed study. It's been well known for decades that exercise reduces depression and anxiety. I spend over half this article discussing the caveats about treating exercise as a treatment, including difficulty of implementing it, inability of some people to participate in it, and even a placebo effect associated with getting to choose the treatment you prefer.
If you're serious about discussing the science of mental health, I'd appreciate your not using ad hominems like "anti-medication proselytisers" or unsupported derogations like "badly designed study" without giving some evidence for your statement. Given the attitude and lack of engagement with the substance of the writing, I think it is probably best you unsubscribe.
Another anti-medication diatribe leaning on a badly designed study by anti-medication proselytisers. Elite athletes also develop depression and other mental illnesses and depression is not caused by a lack of exercise. Activity levels are simply one aspect of a lifestyle that supports recovery - exercise is not treatment, just as breathing clean air is not treatment. In addition exercise is contraindicated for several conditions and can be deleterious rather than beneficial. If this Substack is going to focus on exercise as “treatment” or continue an anti-medication stance, please declare that so that I can unsubscribe.
This isn't a diatribe and it isn't leaning on a badly designed study. It's been well known for decades that exercise reduces depression and anxiety. I spend over half this article discussing the caveats about treating exercise as a treatment, including difficulty of implementing it, inability of some people to participate in it, and even a placebo effect associated with getting to choose the treatment you prefer.
If you're serious about discussing the science of mental health, I'd appreciate your not using ad hominems like "anti-medication proselytisers" or unsupported derogations like "badly designed study" without giving some evidence for your statement. Given the attitude and lack of engagement with the substance of the writing, I think it is probably best you unsubscribe.
Thank you, I will.