Physical exercise for late-life major depression

M Belvederi Murri¹, M Amore², M Menchetti²+13

• ¹Martino Belvederi Murri, MD, Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Infant-Maternal Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, and Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK; Mario Amore, MD, PhD, Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Infant-Maternal Science, University of Genoa, Italy; Marco Menchetti, MD, PhD, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna; Giulio Toni, MD, Cardiology Unit, Ramazzini Hospital, Carpi; Francesca Neviani, MD, PhD, Department of Geriatrics, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino Estense, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena; Matteo Cerri, MD, PhD, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna; Marco B. L. Rocchi, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Service of Biostatistics, University of Urbino; Donato Zocchi, MD, Luigi Bagnoli, MD, primary care physicians, Bologna; Enrico Tam, PhD, Department of Movement and Neurological Sciences, University of Verona; Angela Buffa, MD, PhD, Unit of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna; Serena Ferrara, PsyD, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service, Department of Mental Health, Bologna; Mirco Neri, Department of Geriatrics, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino Estense, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy; George S. Alexopoulos, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA; Stamatula Zanetidou, MD, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service, Department of Mental Health, Bologna, Italy; the Safety and Efficacy of Exercise for Depression in Seniors (SEEDS) Study Group martino.belvederi@gmail.com.+1