Brendon Stubbs, Simon Rosenbaum

Exercise-Based Interventions for Mental Illness (eBook, ePUB)

Physical Activity as Part of Clinical Treatment

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Exercise-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

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128126066
• Artikelnr.: 51229832

Autorenporträt

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.Dr Simon Rosenbaum is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with extensive clinical experience designing, delivering and evaluating physical activity programs for people with mental illness.