[PDF][PDF] Gait, balance and posture in major mental illnesses: depression, anxiety and schizophrenia

R Feldman, S Schreiber, CG Pick… - Austin Medical …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: Mental disorders are among the most common health issues worldwide.
Changes in psychomotor behavior can be observed in gross motor skills. Gait is an example …

Postural sway and flexibility in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A cross-sectional study

S Ikai, H Uchida, T Suzuki, K Tsunoda, Y Fujii… - Asian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coordinated bodily balance is necessary to prevent falls, where postural sway and/or body
inflexibility should be relevant. We aimed to assess postural sway and flexibility in patients …

Posture, gait and self‐disorders: An empirical study in individuals with schizophrenia

M Tonna, V Lucarini, J Lucchese… - Early Intervention in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim In schizophrenia, subjectively perceived disruptions of the sense of the Self (also
referred to as “self‐disorders”) seem to be intimately associated with a perturbation of the …

Posture and gait in the early course of schizophrenia

V Presta, F Paraboschi, F Marsella, V Lucarini, D Galli… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
While correlations between postural stability deficits and schizophrenia are well
documented, information on dynamic motor alterations in schizophrenia are still scarce, and …

Factors inducing falling in schizophrenia patients

Y Tsuji, Y Akezaki, K Mori, Y Yuri… - Journal of physical …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors causing falling among
patients with schizophrenia hospitalized in psychiatric hospitals.[Subjects and Methods] The …

Gait, balance, mobility and muscle strength in people with anxiety compared to healthy individuals

R Feldman, S Schreiber, CG Pick, E Been - Human movement science, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders. Changes in
psychomotor behavior can be observed in gross motor skills, with gait disturbances thought …

[HTML][HTML] Gait and its assessment in psychiatry

RD Sanders, PM Gillig - Psychiatry (Edgmont), 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gait reflects all levels of nervous system function. In psychiatry, gait disturbances reflecting
cortical and subcortical dysfunction are often seen. Observing spontaneous gait, sometimes …

Balance and gait deficits in schizophrenia compounded by the comorbidity of alcoholism

EV Sullivan, MJ Rosenbloom… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Alcoholism carries a liability of balance and gait instability that persists with
sobriety. Such deficits are less well documented in schizophrenia and may be compounded …

Gait characteristics in patients with major depression performing cognitive and motor tasks while walking

S Radovanović, M Jovičić, NP Marić, V Kostić - Psychiatry research, 2014 - Elsevier
Depressed patients demonstrate alterations in motor and cognitive functioning that can
affect their adjustments to the variations in everyday life environment. The objective was to …

The benefits of walking for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review

A Soundy, A Muhamed, B Stubbs… - … Journal of Therapy …, 2014 - magonlinelibrary.com
Aim: Walking is a popular type of physical activity in individuals with schizophrenia–yet the
benefits remain unclear. The aim of this review was to investigate if walking can a) reduce …