A 20-week program of resistance or concurrent exercise improves symptoms of schizophrenia: results of a blind, randomized controlled trial

Objective:To evaluate the effects of 20 weeks of resistance and concurrent training on psychotic and depressive symptoms, quality of life outcomes, and serum IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in patients with schizophrenia.Methods:In this blind, randomized c...

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Main Authors: Bruna Andrade e Silva, Ricardo C. Cassilhas, Cecília Attux, Quirino Cordeiro, André L. Gadelha, Bruno A. Telles, Rodrigo A. Bressan, Francine N. Ferreira, Paulo H. Rodstein, Claudiane S. Daltio, Sérgio Tufik, Marco T. de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015005041595&lng=en&tlng=en