Ep. 146 | Solving the Mental Health Crisis - 3 easy steps

About this episode

This episode discusses three easy steps to address the mental health crisis, focusing on exercise, diet, and spirituality.

3-easy steps to Solve the Mental Health Crisis Exercise / daily activity → reduced anxiety / depression 1. Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review & network meta-analysis  2. Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis  3. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise on depressive symptoms (Children & adolescents)  ⸻ Diet influences mental health 1. SMILES trial: A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression  2. The SMILES trial: an important first step (full article)  3. Modified Mediterranean dietary intervention for adults with major depression  ⸻ Purpose / religion / spiritual practice → improved mental health 1. Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: systematic review & meta-analysis of RCTs  2. Does Spirituality or Religion Positively Affect Mental Health? Meta-analysis of Longitudinal Studies  3. Religiosity and spirituality in the prevention and management of depression and anxiety in young people: systematic review & meta-analysis 

People in this episode

Hosts: Trenton Sweet, Kaitlyn Sweet

Topics covered

• mental health
• exercise
• diet
• spirituality
• depression
• anxiety

Keywords

• mental health crisis
• exercise
• diet
• spirituality
• depression
• anxiety
• systematic review
• meta-analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SMILES trial, Modified Mediterranean dietary intervention, Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care, Systematic review & meta-analysis, network meta-analysis, systematic review, meta-analysis

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