A systematic review of trials investigating strength training in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 192, Issue , 2018, Pages 64-68

  Keller Varady, Katriona ^a   Varady, Patrick A ^b,c   Röh, Astrid ^a   Schmitt, Andrea ^a,d   Falkai, Peter ^a   Hasan, Alkomiet ^a   Malchow, Berend ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Psychosis; Resistance training; Schizophrenia; Sports therapy; Strength; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDER; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 85020308292     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.06.008     Document Type: Article

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