Exercise to treat mental health

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English - March 22, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB
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If you live with serious mental health issues, you might already know that exercise can help form part of your treatment plan. Now, research involving QIMR Berghofer is showing how that exercise program is delivered can have the biggest impact. Dr Justin Chapman says providing access to the right health program is key and could eventually alleviate pressure on the health system.