Physical activity, exercise, and mental disorders: it is time to move on

FB Schuch, D Vancampfort - Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

Physical activity in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Rosenbaum, D Vancampfort, Z Steel, J Newby… - Psychiatry …, 2015 - Elsevier
People with PTSD experience high levels of cardiovascular disease and comorbid mental
health problems. Physical activity (PA) is an effective intervention in the general population …

A meta‐analysis of cardio‐metabolic abnormalities in drug naïve, first‐episode and multi‐episode patients with schizophrenia versus general population controls

D Vancampfort, M Wampers, AJ Mitchell… - World …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A meta‐analysis was conducted to explore the risk for cardio‐metabolic abnormalities in
drug naïve, first‐episode and multi‐episode patients with schizophrenia and age‐and …

The impact of aerobic exercise on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurocognition in individuals with schizophrenia: a single-blind, randomized clinical trial

D Kimhy, J Vakhrusheva, MN Bartels… - Schizophrenia …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Individuals with schizophrenia display substantial neurocognitive deficits for which available
treatments offer only limited benefits. Yet, findings from studies of animals, clinical and …

[HTML][HTML] The role of motivation in clinical presentation, treatment engagement and response in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A systematic review

H Thai, ÉC Audet, R Koestner, M Lepage… - Clinical Psychology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia, a debilitating psychiatric disorder, has a long-term impact on social and
occupational functioning. While negative symptoms, notably amotivation, are recognized as …

Adherence to COVID-19 measures: The critical role of autonomous motivation on a short-and long-term basis.

S Morbée, B Vermote, J Waterschoot… - Motivation …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
To limit the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2-virus, governments worldwide have introduced
behavioral measures that require considerable effort from their citizens to adhere to …

Adopting and maintaining physical activity behaviours in people with severe mental illness: The importance of autonomous motivation

D Vancampfort, B Stubbs, SK Venigalla, M Probst - Preventive medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Physical activity can improve the health of people with serious mental illness (SMI)
but many are inactive. Adopting theoretically-based research considering the motivational …

Promotion of cardiorespiratory fitness in schizophrenia: a clinical overview and meta‐analysis

D Vancampfort, S Rosenbaum, M Probst… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular
disease (CVD). We conducted a clinical overview to highlight the reduced CRF expressed …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of PRIME: a cognitive neuroscience-informed mobile app intervention to enhance motivated behavior and improve quality of life in recent onset …

D Schlosser, T Campellone, D Kim… - JMIR research …, 2016 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Despite improvements in treating psychosis, schizophrenia remains a chronic
and debilitating disorder that affects approximately 1% of the US population and costs …

Aerobic exercise and yoga improve neurocognitive function in women with early psychosis

J Lin, SKW Chan, EHM Lee, WC Chang, M Tse… - npj …, 2015 - nature.com
Impairments of attention and memory are evident in early psychosis, and are associated with
functional disability. In a group of stable, medicated women patients, we aimed to determine …