Physiotherapists' views about providing physiotherapy services to people with severe and persistent mental illness: a mixed methods study

ConclusionPhysiotherapists are ideally poised to become leaders in managing the physical health of people with SPMI. To improve the physical health in this important yet overlooked population, it is recommended that: physiotherapists take up general mental health training opportunities; undergraduate physiotherapy education increases content in this clinical area; physiotherapy-specific professional development opportunities are developed further; and health system barriers are addressed.
Source: Journal of Physiotherapy - Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research