Holistic psychiatry means treating the whole person - sleep, movement, stress and medication together - rather than a symptom list in isolation. It is not an alternative to medication. Here is what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not.
Across 1,039 trials and 128,119 people, physical activity produced medium-sized improvements in depression and anxiety, and people who exercised reported 43% fewer days of poor mental health. Here is what works, how much you need, and how to start.
