Can daily walks improve depression

Daily walks can improve depression, in conjunction with medication and psychotherapy to help stabilize the progression of the disease. Depression cannot be treated by daily walks alone. The details are as follows: Drug therapy: new antidepressants currently used include: selective 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibitors (fluoxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, etc.), 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (venlafaxine, duloxetine, etc.), and so on. Psychotherapy: Behavioral therapy can be selected from exposure therapy, systematic desensitization therapy, etc.. It can also be combined with cognitive therapy, through correcting the patient’s inappropriate cognition of fearful things, alleviating emotions, being able to better adapt to internal and external environments, and maintaining psychological and physiological health, so that the combination of medication and psychotherapy can maximize the therapeutic effect. The treatment goals of depression are: to improve the clinical cure rate, minimize the rate of disability and suicide, and eliminate clinical symptoms as early as possible; to improve the quality of survival and restore social function; and to prevent relapse. Walking can improve the mood and divert the attention of patients, and the treatment of depression can be better consolidated by adhering to appropriate physical exercise. If there is any discomfort during the recovery process, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and standardize the treatment. The use of drugs must be carried out under the guidance of a physician, not blindly take drugs on their own to avoid adverse reactions.