Exercise-Based Interventions for Mental Illness
Physical Activity as Part of Clinical Treatment
- 1st Edition - August 21, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Brendon Stubbs, Simon Rosenbaum
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 6 0 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 6 0 6 - 6
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Request a sales quoteExercise-Based Interventions for People with Mental Illness: A Clinical Guide to Physical Activity as Part of Treatment provides clinicians with detailed, practical strategies for developing, implementing and evaluating physical activity-based interventions for people with mental illness. The book covers exercise strategies specifically tailored for common mental illnesses, such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and more. Each chapter presents an overview of the basic psychopathology of each illness, a justification and rationale for using a physical activity intervention, an overview of the evidence base, and clear and concise instructions on practical implementation.
In addition, the book covers the use of mobile technology to increase physical activity in people with mental illness, discusses exercise programming for inpatients, and presents behavioral and psychological approaches to maximize exercise interventions. Final sections provide practical strategies to both implement and evaluate physical activity interventions.
- Covers interventions for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, alcohol use disorder, and more
- Provides the evidence base for exercise as an effective treatment for mental illness
- Demonstrates how to use mobile technology to increase physical activity in people with mental illness
- Features practical strategies for implementation and assessment
- Covers treatment approaches for patients of all ages
Clinical psychologists working with mentally ill patients; academic researchers working in this area; graduate students
1. Exercise for the prevention and treatment of depression2. Exercise for the Management of Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders3. Bipolar Disorder and Physical Activity4. Schizophrenia and Exercise 5. Exercise for the treatment of alcohol use disorders6. Sedentary Behavior and Mental Illness7. Exercise for Older People with Mental Illness8. Exercise for adolescents and young people with mental illness9. Eating disorders and exercise, a challenge10. Behavioural and psychological approaches in exercise-based interventions in severe mental illness11. Exercise interventions in secure and forensic services12. mHealth and physical activity interventions among people with mental illness13. Integration of the Exercise Professional within the Mental Health Multidisciplinary Team14. Integrating Physical Activity into Routine Medical Care: The Physician’s Perspective15. Overview of mechanisms of action of exercise in psychiatric disorders and future directions for research16. Research and evaluation in exercise and mental health17. Research to Practice: Case Studies
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 21, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 374
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128126059
- eBook ISBN: 9780128126066
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Brendon Stubbs
Dr Brendon Stubbs is a clinical-academic physiotherapist specialising in mental health. Dr Stubbs has over 15 years clinical experience and has published over 300 international academic papers.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, United Kingdom and Head of Physiotherapy, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomSR
Simon Rosenbaum
Dr Simon Rosenbaum is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with extensive clinical experience designing, delivering and evaluating physical activity programs for people with mental illness.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia and The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, AustraliaRead Exercise-Based Interventions for Mental Illness on ScienceDirect