Effects of exercise on anxiety: A review

Kerr, John H.; Vlaswinkel, Elisabeth H.

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“…Where necessary information regarding study design or results was not provided in the article, the first author was contacted by email. The systematic search identified 13 reviews of PE and anxiety (Asmundson et al, 2013;Cavarretta et al, 2018;da Silva et al, 2009;DeBoer et al, 2012;de Souza Moura et al, 2015;Hales and Travis, 1987;Herring et al, 2010;Jayakody et al, 2014;Kandola et al, 2018;Kerr and Vlaswinkel, 1990;Martinsen, 2003;Powers et al, 2015;Stonerock et al, 2015). These reviews were assessed to identify additional relevant papers.…”

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Physical exercise as an add-on treatment to cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety: a systematic review

Frederiksen

Stavestrand

Venemyr

et al. 2021

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is currently the treatment of choice for most anxiety disorders. Yet, with recovery rates of approximately 50%, many patients fail to achieve complete remission. This has led to increased efforts to enhance treatment efficacy. Physical exercise (PE) has in recent years been advocated as means to augment the effects of CBT for anxiety disorders. PE appears to reduce anxiety through other mechanisms than CBT, some of which might also have the potential to augment the effects of psychological treatment. Aims: The current review aimed to summarize and discuss the current research status on CBT augmented with PE for anxiety. Method: A systematic literature search was conducted in the databases PsychInfo, Medline and Web of Science to evaluate the potential augmentative effect of combining PE with CBT for anxiety disorders. These effects were intended to be evaluated in a meta-analysis, but findings from the few and diverse studies were better summarized in a systematic review. Results: Eight articles were included in this review, of which two had no control group, while six had from two to four experimental arms. Six of the studies concluded in favour of benefits of add-on PE, while two studies found no added benefits of the combined interventions. Conclusions: The combination of PE and CBT appears feasible. Add-on PE seems to be more beneficial for clinical populations, when administered regularly several times per week, across several weeks. Future studies should investigate further how and for whom to best combine PE and CBT.

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Physical exercise as an add-on treatment to cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety: a systematic review

Frederiksen

Stavestrand

Venemyr

et al. 2021

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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“…Historically, anxiety has been viewed as a major factor in premenstrual difficulties (Frank, 1931), and several investigators have reported a link between anxiety and premenstrual symptomatology (Goudsmit, 1988;Halbreich & Kas, 1977;Picone & Kirkby, 1990). Furthermore, it has been found that anxiety can be attenuated by exercise (Kerr & Vlaswinkel, 1990;Petruzzello et al, 1991).…”

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Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

Kirkby

Lindner

1998

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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The acute effects of participation in sport on mood: The importance of level of ‘antagonistic physical interaction’

Kerr

Svebak

1994

Personality and Individual Differences

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Effects of exercise on anxiety: A review

Cited by 12 publications

References 36 publications

Physical exercise as an add-on treatment to cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety: a systematic review

Physical exercise as an add-on treatment to cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety: a systematic review

Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

The acute effects of participation in sport on mood: The importance of level of ‘antagonistic physical interaction’

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