Introduction To date, concrete recommendations for physical activity in psychiatric
treatments are limited. Thus, we evaluated knowledge, barriers and beliefs associated with …

Background Regular physical activity comes with multiple benefits for physical but also
mental health and can be a pivotal element in the prevention and treatment of mental …

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) shows beneficial effects for various mental illnesses, but
exercise-prescription has not yet become routine practice in psychiatry. Therefore, this …

Background Physical activity (PA) interventions can improve mental and physical health of
people with mental illness, especially when delivered by qualified exercise professionals …

Objective: There is growing evidence that higher levels of physical activity are associated
with better mental health. Furthermore, interventional studies have shown that exercise may …

Background: People with mental disorders engage in sedentary behaviors more often than
their healthy counterparts. In Switzerland, nearly all psychiatric hospitals offer structured …

Exercise can improve physical and mental well-being. Those with mental health problems
may be restricted in what, and how much activity they can undertake, due to poor motivation …

Background Physical activity in individuals diagnosed with psychiatric conditions (patients)
has antidepressant and anxiolytic effects, but levels of physical activity are still low in this …

Background Exercise protects against somatic comorbidities and positively affects cognitive
function and psychiatric symptoms in patients with severe mental illness. In forensic …

Introduction Physical activity, conceptualized as any bodily movement that results in energy
expenditure, and its structured form, exercise, play an important role in public health …