Robert, is this the study you're talking about: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/16/bjsports-2022-106195 This is the page you posted in the article which you claimed showed exercise is 1 .5 times MORE effective. I read the abstract AND the full text and I didn't see ANY mention of drugs or counseling or psychotherapy of any kind. Also there was no mention of diagnoses. People simply reported anxiety or depression symptoms. As you mentioned, talking to a professional, moderate or severe depression, when diagnosed, is utterly different from most people reporting they feel "depressed.". My job as a psychologist involved assessing a wide range of diagnoses in several thousand people. For nearly 30 yeas I ALWAYS prescribed exercise. I use to have a 5 pound kettlebell on my desk to encourage people. I've seen many many studies showing the benefits of exercise for various mental health issues. I've seen studies showing for mild to moderate depression, 30 minutes daily exercise CAN be equivalent to one dose of medication. I've never seen a single study showing for any properly diganosed depressive or anxiety disorder that exercise alone is SUPERIOR to medication alone or therapy alone, much less combined medication and therapy. The article you linked to says nothing like this. If you have other resesarch that shows this, please give us the links. I can't imagine it wouldn't be front page news in all news outlets and medical journals (despite what one may think about drug company conspiracies - there is considerable evidence that they lie, but it just wouldn't be possible to keep this news from getting to the public).

Links?