Physical activity and childhood trauma experiences in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Physical activity and childhood trauma experiences in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders / M. Aas, T. Ueland, R.H. Mørch, J.F. Laskemoen, S.H. Lunding, E.J. Reponen, A. Cattaneo, I. Agartz, I. Melle, N.E. Steen, O.A. Andreassen. - In: THE WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 1562-2975. - 22:8(2021), pp. 637-645. [10.1080/15622975.2021.1907707]
Abstract:
Background: Physical activity promotes resilience and reduces stress. Here we aimed to clarify
the impact of physical activity and childhood trauma experiences on current mood and cogni-
tive function in patients with schizophrenia (SZ) or bipolar disorders (BD).
Methods: Three-hundred-and-six patients with DSM-IV schizophrenia (SZ) or bipolar disorder
(BD) were included in the study. Diagnoses were assessed using the Structured Clinical
Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I). Physical activity was measured as hours spent on
any regular physical activity per week. All patients underwent a neuropsychological test battery.
History of Childhood trauma was assessed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and
mood symptoms were assessed with the Inventory of Depressive Symptoms.
Results: Patients with childhood trauma who were physically inactive (˂90 min per week) had
the most severe clinical profile, characterised by the highest depressive symptoms (p ˂ 0.001)
and lowest performance on working memory tasks (p ˂ 0.001). Among patients with childhood
trauma, those who were physically active ( 90 min per week) had better working memory per-
formance than physically inactive patients (p ¼ 0.02).
Discussion: A history of childhood trauma was associated with poorer working memory and
more depressive symptoms only in patients who were physically inactive, suggesting a possible
protective factor of physical activity in severe mental disorder.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Childhood trauma; bipolar disorder (BD); clinical features; physical activity; schizophrenia (SZ); Exercise; Humans; Neuropsychological Tests; Bipolar Disorder; Cognition Disorders; Schizophrenia
Elenco autori:
M. Aas, T. Ueland, R.H. Mørch, J.F. Laskemoen, S.H. Lunding, E.J. Reponen, A. Cattaneo, I. Agartz, I. Melle, N.E. Steen, O.A. Andreassen
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