Identifying barriers and facilitators for health risk behaviours among people with severe mental illness in Bangladesh and Pakistan: a qualitative study

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes than the general population, due to a higher prevalence of health risk behaviours. Research is needed to inform tailored interventions to improve the health behaviours (diet, physical activity...

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Published in:	Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
Main Authors:	Badur Un Nisa, Imogen Featherstone, Gerardo A. Zavala, Humaira Bibi, Md Badruddin Saify, Mahmudul Hasan, Faiza Aslam, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami, Rumana Haque, Najma Siddiqi, Richard I.G. Holt, Hannah Maria Jennings
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
Subjects:	severe mental illness developing countries risk factors barriers focus groups
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425125100162/type/journal_article

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