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Mental Health and Physical Activity (MENPA): Celebrating the first decade
Publication date: Available online 7 June 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical ActivityAuthor(s): Adrian H. Taylor, Guy FaulknerSummaryMental Health and Physical Activity was established with five broad aims. As co-founding editors in chief we have had the freedom to develop and steer the journal independently of any organisation or learned society. This has been both a positive and at times a negative as we sought to build the journal’s reputation and increase the number of submissions in isolation. We do now feel that we are really starting to see the benefits of having a wide following and the journal’s reputation...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Effects of simultaneous aerobic and cognitive training on executive functions, cardiovascular fitness and functional abilities in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Publication date: Available online 11 June 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical ActivityAuthor(s): Laure Combourieu Donnezan, Alexandra Perrot, Sylvie Belleville, Frédéric Bloch, Gilles KemounAbstractPeople with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) experience cognitive decline and reduction in their motor capacities. Several programs have used physical or cognitive stimulation with encouraging results for the cognitive performances; however, none have studied both together. The goal of this study is to compare the benefits of simultaneous training with the results of single cognitive and physical training on executive, card...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Physical activity and modified organized sport among preschool children: Associations with cognitive and psychosocial health
ConclusionDecreasing LPA, increasing VPA and supporting participation in organized sport may be viable targets for cognitive and psychosocial development in preschool children. Longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to confirm these findings. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Interacting effects of exercise with breaks in sitting time on cognitive and metabolic function in older adults: Rationale and design of a randomised crossover trial
DiscussionThis evidence will inform practical preventive strategies aimed at optimising daily cognitive, vascular and metabolic function among the large number of older adults who are behaviourally exposed to prolonged uninterrupted sitting. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Offering physical activity advice to people with serious mental illness: The beliefs of mental health professionals
ConclusionsOffering physical activity advice to people with SMIs as part of an individualised care plan in a community setting was viewed as beneficial by healthcare workers. However, barriers exist that may impede advice giving. The TPB framework is useful for exploring and describing these characteristics. Further quantitative research is needed to examine relationships between the beliefs identified in this study and advice giving behaviour. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Anxiety sensitivity and fear of exercise in patients attending cardiac rehabilitation
ConclusionsElevated anxiety sensitivity is common in patients enrolled in CR and is associated with greater fears of negative consequences from exercise. Anxiety sensitivity may be an important clinical target in CR to decrease patients’ fears about bodily sensations to promote exercise engagement, and in turn, enhance CR outcomes. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Short term impact of physical activity vs. sedentary behavior on preschoolers' cognitive functions
ConclusionsShort-term executive functioning was generally similar in preschoolers after sedentary versus physically active periods. Given the other known benefits of physical activity, active play promotion should be supported in early childhood education settings. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The acute effects of short bouts of exercise on inhibitory control in adolescents
ConclusionThe results demonstrated that short bouts of aerobic exercise may be a time efficient approach for enhancing general cognitive processes required during performance of tasks that modulate inhibitory control demands. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Preliminary assessment criteria for prescribing exercise when treating eating disorders: What do the experts have to say?
Publication date: October 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 15Author(s): Danika A. Quesnel, Maya Libben, Cristina M. Caperchione (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

In inpatient substance use disorder treatment in Switzerland, exercise programmes are implemented but not evaluated – A missed opportunity for improving treatment
ConclusionExercise and sport programmes are integrated into the treatment plans of at least half of the identified inpatient substance use disorder treatment clinics in Switzerland; however, while participation in these programmes is often compulsory, their effects are not evaluated. There is an urgent need to develop an evaluation process for the potential effects of exercise participation on substance use-related outcomes. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Does level of leisure time physical activity, in a sample of patients with depression, predict health care utilization over a subsequent 5-year period? Findings from a Finnish cohort study
ConclusionsAccording to this study, the level of LTPA in baseline does not predict the future use of health care services among depressed patients in Finnish adult population. Although higher levels of LTPA are positively associated with many health-related factors, promoting PA alone is not enough when aiming to manage and modify HCU among depressed patients. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Physical activity and modified organized sport among preschool children: Associations with cognitive and psychosocial health
ConclusionDecreasing LPA, increasing VPA and supporting participation in organized sport may be viable targets for cognitive and psychosocial development in preschool children. Longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to confirm these findings. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Greater variability in daily physical activity is associated with poorer mental health profiles among obese adults
This study employed a novel two-stage data analysis approach using the standalone program MIXWILD. The first-stage model partitioned mean level as well as between-subject and within-subject variances in daily PA by estimating a random location (subject-level mean) and a random scale (subject-level variability) for daily PA. In the second-stage, these random subject effects for daily PA along with their interactions with BMI were used as predictors for subject-level mental health outcomes. Associations between subject-level variability in daily PA and mental health outcomes significantly differed depending on adults’ BMI ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Smartphone-based passive assessment of mobility in depression: Challenges and opportunities
Publication date: March 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 14Author(s): Brenna N. Renn, Abhishek Pratap, David C. Atkins, Sean D. Mooney, Patricia A. AreánAbstractAdvances in technology have ushered in exciting potential for smartphone sensors to inform mental health care. This commentary addresses the practical challenges of collecting smartphone-based physical activity data. Using data (N = 353) from a large scale, fully remote randomized clinical trial for depression, we discuss findings and limitations associated with using passively collected mobility data to make inferences about depressive ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: March 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 14Author(s): (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research