Exercise is rarely implemented into inpatient mental health care programs. This video examines the research as to why this is and how exercise can improve mental health care.
Disclaimer:
Nothing in this video is medical advice
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Benefits of exercise
02:49 Exercise vs. Medication and Therapy
05:36 Barriers to Exercise Being Implemented into Inpatient Mental Health Care
09:01 Trend in Poor Mental Health
10:36 Conclusion
Citations:
Reported improvement in mental health from exercise
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
Effects of exercise compared medication and therapy
bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/18/12...
Rate of antidepressant usage
www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/dat...
Commonality of exercise
www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/dat....
People who take antidepressants report feeling emotionally numb
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Long-term effects of antidepressants
journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
Barriers to implementing inpatient programs
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f....
Walking in a blue room
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Adolescent mental health
www.kff.org/mental-health/iss...
Rates of mental illness among adolescents
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
Rate of mental illness among adults
www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/def...