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. 2019 Jun;19(2):2172–2182. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v19i2.42

Table 2.

Comparison of established treatments to exercise for the treatment of mental illness

Significantly
less than
exercise
Somewhat
less than
exercise
Of equal
value to
exercise
Somewhat
better than
exercise
Significantly
better than
exercise
Medication [n,%] 1 3% 4 13% 2 6% 8 26% 16 52%
Social support
[n,%]
1 3% 7 22% 9 29% 11 35% 3 10%
Family therapy
[n,%]
0 0% 6 19% 9 29% 11 35% 5 17%
Social skill
training [n,%]
0 0% 3 10% 11 35% 13 42% 4 13%
Cognitive
behavioural
therapy [n,%]
0 0% 6 19% 5 17% 15 48% 5 17%
Vocational
rehabilitation
[n,%]
0 0% 3 10% 8 26% 8 26% 12 38%