Implementing evidence-based physical activity interventions for people with mental illness: an Australian perspective.

CONCLUSIONS: PA is a feasible, effective and acceptable adjunct to usual care for a variety of mental disorders. There is a clear need for greater investment in initiatives aiming to increase PA among people experiencing mental illness, given the benefits to both mental and physical health outcomes. PMID: 26139698 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Australasian Psychiatry - July 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rosenbaum S, Tiedemann A, Stanton R, Parker A, Waterreus A, Curtis J, Ward PB Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research