Date of Award
8-1983
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua
Second Advisor
Dr. Malcolm H. Robertson
Third Advisor
Dr. Chris Koronakos
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of "long slow distance" (LSD) running as a treatment for moderate depression. Clients diagnosed with "moderate primary depression" were randomly assigned to one of two treatments. Individuals receiving the running treatment walked and ran slowly for forty minutes three times a week for ten weeks. Those receiving psychotherapy participated in behavior therapy one hour a week for ten weeks. According to biweekly scores on the Symptom Checklist-90 and Beck Depression Inventory, the anxiety and depression of the clients who ran improved as much as those receiving behavior therapy.
Recommended Citation
VandenHoek, Dalene DeGraaf, "Long Slow Distance Running as a Treatment for Moderate Depression of Outpatients" (1983). Masters Theses. 1648.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1648