Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Symptoms in Schizophrenia Include Decreased Mortality

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of about 1%. People with schizophrenia have a 4-fold higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome than the general population, mainly because of antipsychotic treatment but perhaps also because of decreased physical activity. Metab...

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Main Authors: Andrea Schmitt, Isabel Maurus, Moritz J. Rossner, Astrid Röh, Moritz Lembeck, Martina von Wilmsdorff, Shun Takahashi, Boris Rauchmann, Daniel Keeser, Alkomiet Hasan, Berend Malchow, Peter Falkai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00690/full