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The Mental Health Foundation calls for patients with depression to be offered exercise on prescription.
Substantial evidence shows that exercise therapy can be an effective treatment for depression. We want to:
increase the use of exercise referral schemes in treating mild to moderate depression
raise awareness that physical exercise is one of the most effective ways to look after and improve your mental health
raise awareness about the importance of finding and using effective ways of treating depression
As part of the campaign, we produced:
Up and Running? report
Booklets about exercise and depression
Up and Running! poster
Frequently asked questions
News releases for the media
This report is about the use of exercise in treating mild or moderate depression, and the positive effects that exercise can have on a person’s mental health.
Read the report: Up and Running? Exercise therapy and the treatment of mild or moderate depression in primary care.
Read the executive summary of the Up and Running? report
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These 2 booklets provide information for both patients and GPs and healthcare practitioners.
To view this poster, you may need a free download of Adobe Acrobat reader
Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about exercise and depression
Press release New research shows rise in GPs prescribing exercise for depression
Press release Male GPs are far more likely to prescribe antidepressants than their female colleagues, says mental health charity
Press release GPs should be offering exercise on prescription to all patients with depression, says new report by the Mental Health Foundation
More information about Mental Health Action Week
Celebrity supporters of the campaign
Personal Stories about people who have experienced mental health problems such as how alcohol affects mental health
Running events that you can do in aid of the Mental Health Foundation
Information about depression: this includes latest news, organisations and events
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