Physical Activity and Mental Health-William P. Morgan

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Author: William P. Morgan, W. Morgan Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Editor: William P. Morgan ISBN: 9781560323655 Series Title: Child & Youth Services Series Audience: Professional Additional Format: xv, 286 p. : Pages: 286 Width (mm): 161 Length (mm): 241 Table of Contents: Part 1 :general principles; methodological considerations; mental health through prevention; exercise prescription; exercise adherence; drug therapy and exercise. Part 2: psychological responses to exercise; antidepressant effects of exercise; anxiolytic effects of exercise; exercise and the self-esteem; overtraining and staleness. Part 3: hypothesized mechanisms; endorphin hypothesis; norepinephrine hypothesis; serortonin hypothesis; thermogenic hypothesis. Weight (g): 603