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August 21, 2025RetosOpen Access

Effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with exercise training in adolescent girls with elevated depression symptoms: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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SMSally MahmoudDADoaa Tammam AtiaDMD Mostafa

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Overview

Randomized trial shows regular exercise combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy improves depression and sleep quality in adolescents, suggesting frequency matters.

Key Points

  • Regular exercise combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy significantly reduced depressive symptoms and improved sleep quality in adolescent girls.
  • After 12 weeks, group A experienced the greatest reduction in CES-D scores, indicating the effectiveness of triweekly exercise versus other interventions.
  • The observational study involved 60 adolescent girls, distributed among three intervention groups, evaluating the synergistic effects of exercise and therapy on mental health.
  • Findings suggest the importance of exercise frequency in enhancing the benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents with depression.

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Mahmoud et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af736e7567bf4f94feda37https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v70.116946
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