• obvs@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Research that exercise helps depression has been steadily coming out for like 20 years at least.

    " as effective as medication"

    No one said that it didn’t provide benefit. Just that it doesn’t provide as much benefit as medication.

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      2 days ago

      20 might be a bit hyperbolic, but it was about 16 years ago that my shrink gave me a printout of a study showing it.

      You also have to remember that being better than medication long term is not a high bar to clear, statistically, especially for SSRIs.