Q&A on Excercise and Depression

What is depression (if you have a solid site, like peer reviewed for this

clinical depression is feeling down or out of it for more than 2
weeks.depression is a mood disorder that effects millions of Americans. it
is not just the blues, it effects concentration, sleep patterns, anxiety is
increased, and/or self-esteem drops.

How it is treated, conventionally

first line of treatment is usually talk therapy. if this doesn't work then
medications are prescribe. after that a combination of medications and talk
therapy is next.

Physiological effects of exercise on depression

excercise increases blood flow to the brain. also endorphins can ease
depression in many people. some studies have shown that exercise helps
people with depression cope better with the disorder.

Cautions to using certain exercises

......What exercises works best or worse
one caution is if some one that is suicidal; exercise will not help
depression. one should not think that exercise will cure a clinical
depression. exercise should be used to complement treatments for depression.
it should not be a first line of defense, it this was the case, the cure for
depression would be so much simpler. everyone should just get out and
exercise and there would be no more depression. sadly this is not the case.

i say cardio is the best for depression, however, any sort of movement is
good.

Conclusion (summary, outlook, opinion, critique of other scientific
discoveries)

depression has been here since the dawn of man. abe lincoln, ernest
hemingway and many other famous people have suffered depression. the outlook
of depression is not good. the treatments of depression range in about 33%
effectiveness. clearly there needs to be more research on depression. the
are promising scientific discoveries for depression, such as deep brain
stimulation. this is where a part of the brain that is known to effect
people with depression. the idea is to stimulate the area and make the area
cool down. it is thought that these parts of the brain are on overdrive and
stimulating them cools it down.

here is a link on
depression;http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-overview-facts