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Royal College of General Practitioners, British Journal of General Practice, 585(61), p. e149-e156, 2011

DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11x567054

RCN Publishing (RCNi), Primary Health Care, 7(21), p. 15-15

DOI: 10.7748/phc.21.7.15.s10

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Patients' views of physical activity as treatment for depression: a qualitative study

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Abstract

Clinical guidance recommends physical activity to manage patients with persistent subthreshold depressive symptoms or mild-to-moderate depression. However, little is known regarding the acceptability of physical activity as a treatment for depression from patients' perspective.