People who have schizophrenia have higher rates of morbidity and mortality and a shorter
life expectancy partly due to less healthy lifestyle choices such as a diet lacking in fruit and …

Previous research has determined that patients with schizophrenia classically exhibit ataxic
gait. Age and visual controls of balance are important factors, and may influence gait, but …

Motor abnormalities occur in the majority of persons with schizophrenia but are generally
neglected in clinical care. Psychiatric diagnostics fail to include quantifiable motor variables …

Background Disturbance of gait is a key feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has a
negative impact on quality of life. Deficits in cognition and sensorimotor processing impair …

BACKGROUND–Disorders of gait and mobility are common neurologic abnormalities of
aging and can have disastrous consequences. Etiology is multifactorial, and normal age …

Objectives. To examine walking capacity in patients with schizophrenia and the relation with
quality of life and physical activity level. Methods. Functional exercise capacity was …

This study evaluated the gait patterns of schizophrenic patients at free gait and at three fixed
velocities on a treadmill. The effects of illness and antipsychotic treatment on gait …

Alterations of locomotion are frequent, observable features of patients suffering from
depression and have been investigated in these patients by actigraphy, cinematography …

The physical health of patients with schizophrenia remains a concern. Yet the quality of
medical and psychiatric care of patients with comorbid physical and mental health disorders …

This study assessed the locomotor patterns of gait in schizophrenic patients and
differentiated intrinsic effects of the illness from those caused by conventional and atypical …