Diet and lifestyle intervention on chronic moderate to severe depression and anxiety and other chronic conditions

This group study explored how an intervention of diet, lifestyle and behavior modification, including a plant-based diet, daily exercise and mindfulness techniques, would affect 500 adult men and women participants diagnosed with chronic moderate to severe depression and anxiety and other conditions...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2017-11, Vol.29, p.189-193
Main Authors: Null, Gary, Pennesi, Luanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - therapy
Behavior modification
Chronic Disease
Chronic illnesses
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Diet
Diet, Vegetarian
Exercise
Female
Health status
Healthy Lifestyle
Humans
Intervention
Lifestyles
Male
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Mindfulness
Mindfulness - methods
Nursing
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This group study explored how an intervention of diet, lifestyle and behavior modification, including a plant-based diet, daily exercise and mindfulness techniques, would affect 500 adult men and women participants diagnosed with chronic moderate to severe depression and anxiety and other conditions during a 12 week period. An analysis of the health outcomes detailed in self-reported diary entries was carried out at the conclusion of the 12 week period. These reports noted improvements in depression, anxiety and all other conditions addressed by the study, with the majority of participants reporting substantial benefits. A six month follow up indicated that these benefits persisted in most of the participants. These results demonstrate that an intervention of diet, exercise, lifestyle and behavior modification may provide considerable benefits for moderate to severe depression and anxiety as well as other conditions. •An intervention of plant-based diet, exercise, lifestyle and behavior modification may provide considerable benefits for moderate to severe depression and anxiety.•An intervention of plant-based diet, exercise, lifestyle and behavior modification may substantially benefit fatigue, pain and insomnia sufferers.•Adherence to a complementary behavior modification program may be a viable adjunct to conventional weight loss and hypertension protocols.
ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.09.007