Exercise Therapy in Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Robert Pearsall; Daniel J Smith; Anthony Pelosi; John Geddes

Disclosures

BMC Psychiatry. 2014;14(117) 

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Conclusion

In conclusion we found that exercise programmes can lead to an improvement in exercise activity but had no significant effect on symptoms of mental health or body weight. However, it is clear that further research is needed with studies of larger size using comparable interventions and outcome measures.

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