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

3-easy steps to Solve the Mental Health CrisisExercise / 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