Objective While lifestyle medicine can be highly effective for treating a range of mental
illnesses these approaches are grossly underutilised and have not been systematically …

Background: Mental illness is the single most common reason for patient visits to a general
practitioner (GP). Prevalent mental illnesses include major depression disorder and …

Objective To understand the ways that mental health symptoms interfere with achieving
health goals. Methods Individuals with mental illness diagnoses and varying levels of …

Background Lifestyle interventions for severe mental illness (SMI) are known to have small
to modest effect on physical health outcomes. Little attention has been given to patient …

Objective: The physical health and well-being of mental health patients have been a
concern to health professionals for many years. However, very few positive gains have been …

Objective: The promotion of healthy lifestyles among persons with seri-ous mental illness is
an integral part of their recovery. The aims of this systematic literature review were to rate the …

Purpose UK mental health strategy calls for interventions that empower people to self-
manage their condition. In lifestyle coaching, coach and client work collaboratively on …

Purpose: While a healthy lifestyle would be an asset to people experiencing psychotic
disorders, not all mental health professionals provide counselling regarding healthy …

roberts sh & bailey je (2011) Incentives and barriers to lifestyle interventions for people with
severe mental illness: a narrative synthesis of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods …

Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) encounter both poorer physical
health and psychosocial well-being in comparison to the general population. Obesity …