Improving physical quality of life with group physical activity in the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the change in quality of life over 32 weeks in depressed women assuming antidepressant drug with (experimental group) or without (control group) physical exercise from a study which results on objective dimension of outcome were already published.

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