Integrating Physical Activity Into Routine Psychiatric Care
PA should be considered a core component of psychiatric care. By systematically promoting PA and reducing prolonged SB through structured clinical frameworks, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can improve symptoms, enhance physical and cognitive health, and help narrow the life expectancy gap experienced by people with SMI.
Authors
- Felipe Barreto Schuch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5190-4515)
- Nicole Korman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1414-1050)
- Nilufar Mossaheb
- M. Trott
- Joseph Firth
- Florence Kinnafick
- Megan Teychenne
- Brendon Stubbs
- Simon Rosenbaum
- Davy Vancampfort
- Ruimin Ma
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Loughborough University (GB)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- King's College London (GB)
- Park Centre for Mental Health (AU)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
- Metro South Health (AU)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (AU)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0026
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 33.12