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¶ … Callaghan, points out that exercise has been used for many years to prevent disease, promote good health and a sense of well-being. Callaghan asserts in the article that current evidence shows "empirical" evidence that mental health and well-being are enhanced through the use of frequent exercise. The author uses an intensive literature search -- meta-analyses in peer-reviewed publications like the British Medical Journal and Clinical Evidence -- to verify the assertion that exercise aids mental health and psychological functioning.
Callaghan's research uncovered a study -- that utilized qualitative research methods -- showing that a 10-week exercise program given to people with schizophrenia actually "reduced participants' perception of auditory hallucinations," heightened their sense of self-esteem and helped their sleep patterns (Callaghan, 2004, 480). On page 481 Callaghan admits that "on the whole" mental health professionals don't use exercise as a "therapeutic tool"; however, psychologist Kate Hays has been using exercise with her clients for more than 25 years, and strongly recommends that practitioners use regular exercise on patients with mental health problems. Several other examples are offered to show that when mental health patients are involved in regular exercise, they...
In the UK, people living with mental illness exercise in the Community Gym in Barrow-in-Furness; a client that was struggling with low self-esteem (during childhood this person suffered physical and emotional abuse) engaged in a running program at the Gym and "improved her competence and sense of control" (Callaghan, 481).
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I totally accept the findings of Callaghan because I have had experience working with people suffering from depression in a nursing home environment; when these patients take brisk walks on a regular basis they are happier and they get along better with their peers. I was an "orderly" in a nursing home and had no authority -- nor did I have any special training -- but I took some of the patients (some had endured shock treatments) on walks when the weather was nice; and their attitudes were noticeably better after the exercise. Even though the article is twelve years old, the research that Callaghan conducted shows that exercise has been used in numerous instances for many years. This article is not a revelation because, as mentioned, exercise has been used as an intervention in mental health cases for many years. Research published by the Clinical Psychology Science and Practice journal on a large study in Finland reports that individuals…
Works Cited
Callaghan, P. (2004). Exercise: a neglected intervention in mental health care? Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Volume 11, 476-483.
Stathopoulou, G., and Powers, M.B. (2006). Exercise Interventions for Mental Health: A Quantitative and Qualitative Review. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, 13(2),
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Zschucke, E., Gaudilitz, K., and Strohle, A. (2013). Exercise and Physical Activity in Mental
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