Why don't people diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) get enough exercise?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-77

  Bassilios, Bridget ^a   Judd, Fiona ^b   Pattison, Philippa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Physical activity; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia spectrum disorders; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDER; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EXERCISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896777578     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856213510575     Document Type: Article

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