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Tag: Mental Health
Working it out in the gym: resistance training reduces irritability – Darragh o’sullivan.
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 […]
Navigating the challenges of tying my identity to my career in sport – dr adam sullivan.
Given that it’s Mental Health Awareness Week at the time of writing, it seems especially timely to share this experience. Last week, I shared a brief piece on my LinkedIn profile about my experiences working […]
“High expectations for resistance exercise training”- Jennifer May rice.
Our research group here in the Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department at the University of Limerick examine the effects of resistance exercise training on mental health outcomes. Currently we are running a 12-week randomized […]
Publication: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a theory-informed resistance exercise training single-arm intervention for Major Depression
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 […]
Publication: Resistance exercise for anxiety & depression: efficacy & plausible mechanisms
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 […]
Publication: Physical activity dose for generalized anxiety disorder & worry: Results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing
Research Impact: This study quantified associations of weekly accumulated moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) doses with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) among 7,650 older adults across 10 years of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Compared to […]
Publication: Perspectives of youth in Ireland on school-based mental health and suicide prevention: the MYSTORY study
Research Impact: The Mental Health of Youth Story (MYSTORY) study is the first known study to explore young people’s perspectives on their voice and involvement in school mental health and suicide prevention. MYSTORY used a […]
Depression 101: Prevalence, Burden, and the Role of Exercis Darragh O’Sullivan.
Health Disclaimer This blog provides general information about depression and exercise which should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. If you or any others are experiencing depression, you should seek treatment […]
Research Impact: Therapeutic Viability of Pilates Training for Mental Health Among People With Multiple Sclerosis – Matthew P. Herring, PhD, FACSM
This past year, a series of studies, led by doctoral student, Karl Fleming, culminated in the strongest available evidence to support the therapeutic viability of Pilates, an understudied alternative exercise mode, for mental health, specifically […]
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