Exercise Reduces Salivary Morning Cortisol Levels in Patients with Depression

Molecular Neuropsychiatry
Md Shafiqur RahmanCatharina Lavebratt

Abstract

Cortisol hypersecretion plays a role in depression pathophysiology. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) and physical exercise (PE) are new treatment alternatives for depression, and their long-lasting effect on cortisol is unknown. We investigated cortisol level changes after 12 weeks of ICBT, PE or treatment as usual (TAU). The present pre-post repeated measure study analysed data derived from a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of 12 weeks' interventions of ICBT, PE and TAU in depressed primary care patients (Sweden 2011-2013) and aimed at prospectively evaluating the within-group effects of ICBT, PE and TAU on diurnal salivary cortisol levels in a small representative subsample (n = 56, 38 and 27, respectively). We found a marked flattening of the diurnal cortisol slope (p = 0.004) and a reduced cortisol level at awakening (p = 0.017) after 12 weeks of PE treatment. No apparent effects of ICBT or TAU interventions were seen on diurnal cortisol levels. PE reduced the rate of cortisol level decline across the day in depressed adults. ICBT and TAU treatments had no detectable effects on diurnal cortisol levels. Larger samples are required for the detection and comparison of smaller effects of PE...Continue Reading

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