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Ejercicio y depresin
Felipe Villegas Salazar1
Resumen
Introduccin: Cada vez ms, el ejercicio se presenta como una eleccin teraputica viable
para el manejo de los trastornos depresivos. Objetivo: Describir la evidencia existente con
relacin al ejercicio como tratamiento de los trastornos depresivos, la plausibilidad biolgi-
ca de esta asociacin, las diferencias entre los distintos tipos de ejercicio y divergencias de
la efectividad en diferentes poblaciones. Mtodo: Se realiz una bsqueda sistemtica de la
literatura en Medline de los siguientes trminos MeSH: exercise y depression utilizando el
conector [and], limitado a los artculos por idioma (ingls y espaol). Posteriormente hubo una
bsqueda secundaria de las bibliografas citadas. Resultados: Algunos estudios indican
una asociacin bidireccional entre el sedentarismo y los trastornos depresivos, motivo por
el cual el ejercicio puede ser benfico como tratamiento para los trastornos depresivos. El
ejercicio es un tratamiento seguro que puede ayudar al control sintomtico de otras enferme-
dades asociadas. Conclusiones: A pesar de que la evidencia no es conclusiva, el ejercicio debe
ser tomado en cuenta como un tratamiento complementario en los trastornos depresivos.
Se requiere continuar las investigaciones en esta rea del conocimiento.
Abstract
Introduction: In recent years, exercise has been increasingly prescribed as a therapeutic al-
ternative in the treatment of depressive disorders. Nevertheless, its therapeutic efficacy has
not been systematically evaluated. Objective: To systematically review the evidence regarding
the therapeutic efficacy of exercise in the treatment of depressive disorders in humans.
Methods: A search of the literature was performed in Medline using the following MeSH
terms: exercise, depression, and the connector AND. Secondary sources of literature were
included too. Search results were collected and reviewed independently and systematically
by trained clines. Results: There is sufficient evidence supporting a bidirectional association
between sedentarism and depressive disorders. Thus it is biologically plausible that exercise
may have antidepressive effects. However, the evidence regarding its therapeutic efficacy
alone is inconclusive. Conclusions: Exercise may improve specific symptoms in subjects with
major depression. Although inconclusive, evidence suggests that exercise may be useful as
a complementary therapy in the treatment of depressive disorders.
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Correspondencia
Felipe Villegas Salazar
Departamento de Psiquiatra y Salud Mental
Hospital de San Ignacio
Carrera 7 N 40-62
Bogot, Colombia
felipevillegas15@hotmail.com