TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical exercise as medicine for self-injurious behavior
AU - Ali, Asif
AU - Azam, Muhammad
AU - Mattiullah, Jawairiyah
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Self-injurious behavior is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Anxiety, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, depression, and personality disorders are commonly reported in patients with self-injurious behavior. The primary purpose of this article is to present a summary of research examining the effectiveness of exercise to reduce self-injurious behavior and to recommend directions for further research. Major research databases including PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Taylor & Francis, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and ERIC were searched for published work. Only five studies were found relevant to the topic of our interest: one retrospective case study, two cross-sectional studies, and two interventional/experimental studies. The results of interventional studies found beneficial effects of aerobic exercise for reduction in self-injurious behavior. In addition, cross-sectional studies found effectiveness of moderate to vigorous exercise for self-injury. The findings also showed that exercise appeared to reduce negative psychological conditions and improve overall psychological states in people with self-injurious behavior.
AB - Self-injurious behavior is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Anxiety, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, depression, and personality disorders are commonly reported in patients with self-injurious behavior. The primary purpose of this article is to present a summary of research examining the effectiveness of exercise to reduce self-injurious behavior and to recommend directions for further research. Major research databases including PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Taylor & Francis, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and ERIC were searched for published work. Only five studies were found relevant to the topic of our interest: one retrospective case study, two cross-sectional studies, and two interventional/experimental studies. The results of interventional studies found beneficial effects of aerobic exercise for reduction in self-injurious behavior. In addition, cross-sectional studies found effectiveness of moderate to vigorous exercise for self-injury. The findings also showed that exercise appeared to reduce negative psychological conditions and improve overall psychological states in people with self-injurious behavior.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083806074&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3928/00485713-20200302-02
DO - 10.3928/00485713-20200302-02
M3 - Review article
SN - 0048-5713
VL - 50
SP - 167
EP - 177
JO - Psychiatric Annals
JF - Psychiatric Annals
IS - 4
ER -