Physiotherapists can help implement physical activity programmes in clinical practice

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a   Probst, Michel ^b,c   Soundy, Andy ^d   Parker, Anne ^e   De Herdt, Amber ^b   De Hert, Marc ^c   Mitchell, Alex J ^f,g   Vancampfort, Davy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Leicestershire Partnership Trust   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84893520339     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.204.2.164     Document Type: Letter

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