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  • Chapter 6 - Exercise, Fitspiration, and the Role of Social Media

  • from Section 1 - From Exercise to Addiction: An Introduction to the Phenomenon
  • Edited by Ornella Corazza, University of Hertfordshire and University of Trento, Italy, Artemisa Rocha Dores, Polytechnic Institute of Porto and University of Porto, Portugal
  • Book:
    The Body in the Mind
    Published online:
    30 March 2023
    Print publication:
    06 April 2023, pp 93-102

  • Summary

    Following the exponential increase in Internet use over recent decades, social networking sites have become a major source of information and inspiration. These networks have a crucial role in defining beauty standards and sharing new trends and ideas, especially among adolescents and young adults. The concept of ‘fitspiration’ (a combination of the words ‘fitness’ and ‘inspiration’) encourages people to engage in physical activity and adopt a healthy lifestyle. This chapter discusses how fitspiration’s emphasis on well-being, having a fit body, and healthy lifestyle has made potentially pathological behaviours, such as dietary restriction, substance misuse, and overexercising, socially acceptable. The potential physical and psychological risks to fitspiration users, including unsupervised supplement intake, body image disturbances, eating disorders, physical and mental burnout, social isolation, and feelings of weakness and worthlessness, are analysed. The need to further elucidate the potentially harmful effects of social network content and develop preventive mental health strategies is highlighted.

  • A 6-month follow-up study on response and relapse rates following an acute trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with major depression

  • Chiara Arici, Beatrice Benatti, Rita Cafaro, Laura Cremaschi, Luca Degoni, Sara Pozzoli, Lucio Oldani, Laura Molteni, Federica Giorgetti, Alberto Priori, Caterina Viganò, Bernardo Dell’Osso
  • Journal:
    CNS Spectrums / Volume 27 / Issue 1 / February 2022
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    04 September 2020, pp. 93-98
  • Background

    Little is known about the post-acute effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with major depression. The present study focused on the 6-month follow-up of a sample of patients with major depression, after the completion of an acute 4 weeks rTMS trial, with the aim of evaluating response (in terms of sustained and late response) and relapse rates.

    Methods

    Following the completion of an acute trial of rTMS (T0-T4), 31 drug-resistant depressed patients (bipolar or unipolar) entered a naturalistic follow-up period of 6 months, with three timepoints (T5, T6, and T7) during which they were assessed with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Young Mania Rating Scale.

    Results

    Results showed that in the 6 months following an acute transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) trial, a higher rate of late responders was observed among previously acute TMS nonresponders (63.64%, 7 out of 11) compared to the rate of relapse among those who had acutely responded to TMS (10%, 2 out of 20). In addition, an overall high rate of maintained response (90%) was observed.

    Conclusion

    Present findings seem to support the possibility of obtaining a clinical response also after the end of an acute TMS trial in patients with major depression. The concomitant low rate of relapse observed at the end of follow-up along with a high rate of maintained response provides further support to the post-acute efficacy of TMS. Nonetheless, further controlled studies, with larger samples and longer follow-up observation, are needed to confirm the reported results.