Effects of Exercise on Depression, Anxiety, Cognitive Control, Craving, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients

Junhao Huang; Yuqing Zheng; Dongdong Gao; Min Hu; Tifei Yuan

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00999

Effects of Exercise on Depression, Anxiety, Cognitive Control, Craving, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients

Front Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 28:10:999. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00999. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Junhao Huang¹, Yuqing Zheng¹, Dongdong Gao¹, Min Hu¹, Tifei Yuan^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sports and Health Promotion, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China.
² Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
³ Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China.

Abstract

Methamphetamine (MA) abuse results in a variety of harmful changes in mood states and cognitive function, together with declined physical health and quality of life. Recent studies highlighted the therapeutic potential of physical exercise on MA addiction. Physical exercise improves emotional state and general health conditions, enhances cognitive function, reduces relapse rate, and facilitates abstinence, thereby improves the overall quality of life of the drug users. This review summarizes the present situation of physical exercise on MA-dependent patients with both animal and clinical population results.

Keywords: anxiety; cognition; craving; depression; exercise; methamphetamine addiction; physical fitness; quality of life.

Publication types

Review