HTR1A and major depressive disorder: Additionally, studies suggest physical activity may lessen emotional distress in individuals with a psychotic disorder, enhance mood, alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression, and improve emotional self‐regulation, potentially mitigating emotional eating through its possible antidepressant effect via the serotonergic receptors 5‐HT1A (Dohle, Hartmann, and Keller 2014; Malchow et al. 2013).