Based on the ORBIT module for behavioral intervention development, this is the first confirmatory IIc efficacy study protocol of using 16-weeks of guidelines-based moderate-to-high intensity resistance exercise training (RET) to treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) […]
Irritability in Anxiety and Depression Irritability is characterized by disproportionately excessive, easily provoked anger, annoyance, or impatience, and can be experienced as a temporary state, or a persistent trait. Individuals with irritable mood may appear […]
Research Impact: This 16-week single-arm trial piloted the moderate-intensity resistance exercise training (RET) arm of our ongoing NIMH-funded confirmatory efficacy trial. 10/98 adults screened met SCID criteria for current Major Depressive Disorder. Nine of 10 […]
Research Impact: This ‘go-to’ snapshot review of the landscape of resistance exercise training for anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders highlights moderate-to-large, potentially clinically meaningful improvements, particularly among those with stronger symptom severity. The article […]
Research Impact: The lowest dose of MVPA for protection against depression and the extent to which exceeding this dose conveys additional protection are unknown. We quantified associations between different MVPA doses and depressive symptoms and […]
Research Impact: Elevated depressive symptoms are more often present in those with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) than now; though our previous work highlighted that resistance exercise training (RET) improves depressive symptoms, less is known among […]
Research Impact: How different doses of MVPA may protect against depression remains understudied, particularly among the chronically-ill. Using 10 years of data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, we quantified longitudinal associations between MVPA […]
Research Impact: This secondary analysis investigated potentially optimal acute exercise intensity for reducing state anxiety, the duration of response, and potential influences of depression severity and preferred-intensity exercise. Twenty-four women with MDD who completed five […]
Research Impact: Research has typically shown negative associations between sedentary behaviour and screen-time with depressive symptoms. The effect of the type and context of screen-time remains underexplored. This study utilised a subsample (n=422) of the […]
Greetings again out there in Blog land, I am back to update you on my PhD thesis-by-publication journey, which hopefully shall conclude following my VIVA in mid-October. My programme of research investigated the effects of […]
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