Objective Thorough description of objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and sedentary
time in people with schizophrenia is lacking, and previous studies comparing PA and …

Opinion statement Schizophrenia is a devastating mental illness that has profound effects on
a person's health and quality of life. Exercise represents a promising new treatment option …

Our manuscript aims to: 1) assess physical health in a sample of patients with severe mental
disorders; and 2) identify the psychopathological and psychosocial characteristics …

Background Increasing physical activity in patients with severe mental illness is believed to
have positive effects on physical health, psychiatric symptoms and as well quality of life. Till …

People diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) experience significant
health disparity due to cardiovascular disease. One key to cardiovascular health is physical …

A 2015 special issue of this journal (1) emphasized the importance of physical health
interventions in schizophrenia, targeting the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases. Since …

Background: Low physical activity is strongly correlated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and
poor physical health. Although the prevalence of MetS is high in patients with first-episode …

People experiencing a severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective
disorder, bipolar affective disorder or depression with psychotic features, have a 20‐year …

Background: Individuals with psychiatric disorders incur an increased risk of morbidity and
mortality, with higher prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors s largely contributing to a …

Objective This cross-sectional study examined the association between psychiatric
symptoms and motivation for physical activity within the self-determination theory (SDT) …