Ep. 146 | Solving the Mental Health Crisis - 3 easy steps

3-easy steps to Solve the Mental Health Crisis

Exercise / daily activity → reduced anxiety / depression

1. Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review & network meta-analysis 

2. Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis 

3. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise on depressive symptoms (Children & adolescents) 

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Diet influences mental health

1. SMILES trial: A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression 

2. The SMILES trial: an important first step (full article) 

3. Modified Mediterranean dietary intervention for adults with major depression 

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Purpose / religion / spiritual practice → improved mental health

1. Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: systematic review & meta-analysis of RCTs 

2. Does Spirituality or Religion Positively Affect Mental Health? Meta-analysis of Longitudinal Studies 

3. Religiosity and spirituality in the prevention and management of depression and anxiety in young people: systematic review & meta-analysis