Darragh O’Sullivan

IRC funded PhD Candidate @UL | Conducting meta-analytic and experimental investigations of resistance exercise effects on anxiety and depressive symptoms

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

New publication from my doctoral research on #exercise for #depression is out in Psychiatry Research!

Our findings support resistance exercise training as a promising treatment for subclinical/mild depression 🏋️‍♀️🧠

https://t.co/zBsmikSV2c

Brief summary of findings below..

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Thanks to co-authors Brett Gordon, @JMeyer37, @MarkLyonsUL, and @mph8 for the support, and
@Researchirel for funding this project! #resistancetraining #exercise #anxiety #depression #mood #mentalhealth #loveirishresearch

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

New publication from my doctoral research on #exercise for symptoms of #depression is out in MSSE!

A single resistance exercise session can noticeably reduce elevated depressed mood state by 10-minutes post-session.🏋️🧠

https://t.co/BryWXLi9WQ

Brief summary of findings below.

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

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➡️Aerobic exercise remains the most well-supported exercise mode for reducing depressed mood state, but these early findings indicate that resistance exercise is a possible alternative.

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

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➡️Sub-analyses revealed large, potentially meaningful/noticeable effects of resistance exercise in participants with elevated pre-session symptoms, indicating that the therapeutic benefits of using resistance exercise to manage elevated depressed mood state are possible.🏋🧠

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

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➡️Single sessions of resistance exercise or quiet rest resulted in similar reductions in depressed mood state (i.e., feeling less sad, empty, lonely, gloomy) by 10-minutes post-session among a sample with low pre-session symptoms (and therefore little room for improvement).

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Thanks to my co-investigator @JenniferMayRice, supervisors @mph8 and @MarkLyonsUL; @JMeyer37 for chairing the session, and @Researchirel for funding this project and travel!

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Exciting to present our RCT findings at the @ACSMNews conference in Atlanta! 🇺🇸

This research of #resistancetraining for symptoms of #anxiety and #depression in #anxious young #women was well-received, highlighting interest in healthful alternative and augmentative therapies!

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Thanks to my co-investigator @JenniferMayRice , our supervisors @mph8 and @MarkLyonsUL; @comyns_tommy for chairing the session, and @Researchirel for funding this project!

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Great to present the methods of our completed trial of resistance exercise training for women with analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder at the @IrishSESA conference in WIT.

#clinicaltrial #exercise #anxiety #depression #mentalhealth

[Jennifer May Rice @JenniferMayRice]

Delighted to share with you all my first PhD study on the associations of expected and observed psychological responses to acute resistance exercise. Thank you very much to my co-authors for their expertise and contributions.

Full article available here:
https://t.co/3xJpxxOOjG

[PESS @ UL @PessLimerick]

In today’s PESS blog, PESS doctoral research student @Darragh_Sully discusses the under researched symptom of irritability, and resistance exercise training as a promising activity that can ease irritable mood.

Check the blog ⬇️

https://t.co/7sS6Bm0C0n

#exercise #irritability #anger #anxiety #PESSUL #Ireland

[Jennifer May Rice @JenniferMayRice]

Just a few limited available spots left for our very last round of FREE resistance exercise training beginning this September here at UL! If you are interested in taking part, please fill out the following survey in full and leave your email address! 😃
https://t.co/Ygs24TTREH

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Recruiting for the last round of our resistance exercise training study. Beginners to resistance exercise get 10 weeks of free, one-to-one coaching in a private facility in the PESS building this semester!

@HRI_UL @UL @PAfH_UL

[Jennifer May Rice @JenniferMayRice]

We are recruiting for our very last round of FREE, fully supervised, 1-1 training for beginners to resistance exercise training here in UL! Don’t miss out on this last opportunity! Please follow the link and fill out the survey in full!
https://t.co/Ygs24TTREH

[PESS @ UL @PessLimerick]

PhD student @Darragh_Sully was awarded the @ACSMNews March Center Student Research Award in Boston after presenting his recent meta-analytic findings on the effect of resistance training exercise on depression.

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Very interesting and practical @KarolDillon8. Great work!

[RTÉ Brainstorm @RTEBrainstorm]

Both @Armagh_GAA & @Galway_GAA will be aiming for a 70% conversion rate if they want to win Sam Maguire nex Sunday, so how can they do this? Analysis by @KarolDillon8 @PessLimerick @UL @IrishResearch https://t.co/gwAFbCecNx

[Jennifer May Rice @JenniferMayRice]

Mental health Monday: Sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone is a non-judgemental listening ear. Seeking help for a mental health condition takes bravery and courage and when it is met with an empathetic response it can be really powerful. #MindYourMind

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Thanks to @JenniferMayRice @mph8 and @MarkLyonsUL for the support, and @IrishResearch for funding!

#exercise #resistancetraining #mentalhealth #depression #loveirishresearch

@PessLimerick @HRI_UL

[Darragh O’Sullivan @Darragh_Sully]

Happy to present the preliminary findings of our ongoing experimental work at the @E_C_S_S conference in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Our early findings suggest that mod-high AND low intensity RET can induce clinically-meaningful reductions in depressive symptoms among anxious young adult women.

[Jennifer May Rice @JenniferMayRice]

Proud to have presented our promising preliminary findings at the @E_C_S_S in Glasgow! I presented our results from our RCT on the effects of resistance exercise training on worry and anxiety symptoms amongst young women with AGAD! @mph8 @MarkLyonsUL @Darragh_Sully

[Jennifer May Rice @JenniferMayRice]

Delighted to get to disseminate my research at @ACSMNews annual conference in Boston yesterday! Thank you very much to the co-authors on the support and guidance in developing this work! @mph8 @MarkLyonsUL Jacob Lindheimer Brett Gordon

@PessLimerick @PAfH_UL