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.
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]
Physical activity and childhood trauma experiences in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders
A. Cattaneo;
2021
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.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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