Clarisa Yos
Brandman University Irvine , CA 92618, USA
Title: Adding a Walking Program to Depressed Adults Taking Antidepressants
Biography
Biography: Clarisa Yos
Abstract
Depression is a devastating illness that affects millions of Americans. The need to implement evidence-based practices is imperative since current standard care is not enough. The two most common forms of treatment are antidepressants and psychotherapy. Despite these two treatments, the remission rate is low. Depression, at its worse, contributes to suicide, and it is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In this clinical project, a walking program was added to depressed adult patients already on antidepressants, and after eight weeks, there was over a 2.78-point decrease in PHQ 9 scores. A paired sample t-test was used for the analysis, t (4.93) = -2.78 (SE = 2.39), p < 0.5.