Scientists from the University of Ottawa discovered that regular exercise can help people with physical or mental disabilities avoid suicide. Research published Journal of Affective Disorders.
Exercise has previously been shown to be almost as effective as antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of depression. However, its effects on suicidal behavior have been less studied.
Psychiatrists evaluated 17 randomized controlled trials involving more than a thousand people. They found that the exercise was well tolerated by people with mental or physical illnesses. In addition, the inclusion of education in therapy reduced the number of suicide attempts.
This result refutes data from previous studies, as doctors are afraid to recommend physical activity to patients with suicidal tendencies. Such patients were believed to be unmotivated to exercise.
Source: Gazeta
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