The idea that exercise is a useful treatment for depression: it's got something for everyone. For doctors, it's attractive because it means they can recommend exercise - which is free, quick, and easy, at least for them - instead of spending the time and money on drugs or therapy. Governments like it for the same reason, and because it's another way of improving the nation's fitness. For people who don't like psychiatry, exercise offers a lovely alternative to psych drugs - why take those nasty antidepressants if exercise will do just as well? But this doesn't mean it's true.
- Neuroskeptic
- Neuroskeptic
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