Physical activity interventions for people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 964-974

  Rosenbaum, Simon ^a   Tiedemann, Anne ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^a   Curtis, Jackie ^b   Ward, Philip B ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV-TR; DYSTHYMIA; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; YOGA; ADULT; FITNESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84908180030     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: 15552101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.13r08765     Document Type: Article

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