Brown S W, Welsh M C, Labbé E E, Vitulli W F, Kulkarni P
Psychological Clinic, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688.
Percept Mot Skills. 1992 Apr;74(2):555-60. doi: 10.2466/pms.1992.74.2.555.
A small group of psychiatrically institutionalized adolescents (16 boys, 11 girls) were assigned to a three-day-per-week running/aerobic exercise program or a regular physical activity class. The complete program continued over 9 weeks, with 11 subjects remaining throughout the program. Dependent measures of body-mass index, timed performance on a one-mile run, resting, exercise, and recovery heart rates, and measures of depression, mood-states, and self-efficacy were assessed pre-, mid-, and post-9-wk. treatment and at a 4-wk. follow-up. Improvements in depression, anxiety, hostility, confused thinking, and fatigue were shown in treated girls, with increases in vigor and self-efficacy for all treated subjects.
