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Acute effects of exercise on affective responses, cravings and heart rate variability in inpatients with alcohol use disorder – A randomized cross-over trial
Conclusions Results demonstrated that an acute exercise bout improved affective responses in inpatients with alcohol use disorder and indicated preferences towards NW compared to YG regarding affective valence during exercise. However, there were no differences after the interventions. Related to results of current literature, exercise bouts may provide some short-term motivation for abstinence in therapeutic settings and help preventing alcohol relapse through establishing alternative behavioural patterns. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - November 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Physical activity and mental health; it is more than just a prescription
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2017 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Amanda L. Rebar, Adrian Taylor Most mental health and physical activity research describes unidirectional causes of physical activity on mental health, and as a result, a strong evidence base is being established for the effectiveness of physical activity as a treatment for mental health issues. Given that the efficacy of physical activity prescriptions are entirely reliant on individuals’ behavioral engagement, the aim of this special issue is to draw attention to translational evidence relevant to mental health ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 30, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development of a web-based intervention (eMotion) based on behavioural activation to promote physical activity in people with depression
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2017 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Jeffrey D. Lambert, Colin J. Greaves, Paul Farrand, Anne M. Haase, Adrian H. Taylor Increasing physical activity in people with depression may have the dual benefit of targeting mental and physical health outcomes (Faulkner & Taylor, 2012). This paper describes the development and theoretical framework for a web-based behavioural activation (BA) intervention, which specifically promotes physical activity (eMotion). The Centre for eHealth Research and Disease Management (CeHReS) roadmap (van Gemert-Pijnen ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Physical activity and symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults with and without visual impairments: The HUNT Study
Conclusions Regular PA was associated with fewer depression symptoms in adults with SRVI and SRNI, with less clear associations found for anxiety symptoms. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 25, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Barriers and facilitators to physical activity and exercise among adults with depression: A scoping review
Conclusions Most identified domains are all common determinants of health behaviours in various models and theories applied to physical activity participation. However, the Emotion domain appears to be particularly important to individuals with depression, and yet is not covered by these traditional theories of behaviour change, and may be overlooked when trying to promote physical activity among this population. Future research should investigate the effectiveness of behavior change interventions that specifically target the Emotion domain, and clearly report the behaviour change techniques employed to do so. (Source: Me...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A pilot comparative study of one-way versus two-way text message program to promote physical activity among people with severe mental illness
Conclusions The feasibility of the telehealth promotion system was demonstrated among people with SMI and may increase daily step counts. People with SMI may improve their physical activity levels with two-way messaging. Future research should address the small sample limitation and better investigate the efficacy of different characteristics of mobile text messaging. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Changes in coping, autonomous motivation, and beliefs about exercise among women in early recovery from alcohol participating in a lifestyle physical activity intervention
Publication date: Available online 29 September 2017 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Claire E. Blevins, Marie A. Rapoport, Cynthia L. Battle, Michael D. Stein, Ana M. Abrantes Women are particularly likely to drink alcohol for the purpose of coping with or alleviating negative affect. Engaging in physical activity has been posited as a potentially effective alternate coping strategy during early recovery for managing mood and cravings. Utilizing exercise to cope may be associated with more adaptive coping strategies in general. Additionally, an intrinsic (autonomous) motivational style and posi...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The feasibility and acceptability of high-intensity interval training for adults with mental illness: A pilot study
Conclusion This preliminary evidence suggests that HIIT was as acceptable and feasible as MICT for adults with mental illness. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The barriers to participation in leisure time physical activities among Iranian women with severe mental illness: A qualitative study
Conclusion Iranian women with severe mental illness face a number of barriers to participation in leisure-time physical activities including the stigma, symptoms, and treatment of mental illness; and contextual barriers such as family expectations, societal perceptions, environmental factors, and lack of medical staff support. It is recommended that providers consider these factors when developing therapeutic plans for similar patient populations. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

From inactivity to becoming physically active: The experiences of behaviour change in people with serious mental illness.
Conclusions: Individuals with SMI could be encouraged to conduct more PA by supporting individually meaningful PA. Strategies are suggested which may help individuals to initially engage in PA, but also to continue engaging in PA by enhancing their PA experience. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Positive collateral damage or purposeful design: How sport-based interventions impact the psychological well-being of people in prison
Conclusions Collectively, the themes and psychological theories identified, offer a new framework for the effective design and delivery of sport based interventions within prison that will potentially maximise benefit to prisoner psychological well-being. The new conceptual framework includes constructs from three psychological theories, suggesting that one theory alone cannot account for the complexities of designing interventions to enhance psychological well-being for prisoners. We invite researchers to go beyond designing ad-hoc programmes and to adopt and evaluate the proposed framework in future trial based research....
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Low leisure-time physical activity, but not shift-work, contributes to the development of sleep complaints in Swedish health care workers
Conclusions The findings suggest that regular PA contributes to the prevention of new sleep complaints, independent of whether participants engage in nocturnal shift work. Promoting PA can be a promising strategy to prevent sleep problems, both in shift-workers and non-shift-workers. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Aerobic exercise training in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: Influence on psychological functioning, sleep and physical performance – An exploratory trial
Publication date: Available online 18 September 2017 Source:Mental Health and Physical Activity Author(s): Laura Mählmann, Markus Gerber, Raoul I. Furlano, Corinne Legeret, Nadeem Kalak, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Serge Brand People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are at risk for mental health issues, poor sleep quality and limited engagement in physical activity (PA). Standard treatment consists of immune modulating pharmaceuticals though evidence is growing that aerobic exercise training (AET) could serve as an adjuvant option to reduce disease symptoms and improve mental health. The aim of the present exp...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A qualitative exploration of facilitators and barriers to physical activity participation in people with severe mental illness in Taiwan
Conclusions Factors related to physical activity participation in Taiwanese with SMI are multidimensional and include personal, social and physical environment factors. Future physical activity promotion programs for similar Taiwanese populations with SMI may want to consider targeting multiple levels of influence to help increase physical activity. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - September 14, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Run to Quit: An evaluation of a scalable physical activity-based smoking cessation intervention
Conclusions Although attrition was high and future program refinement is required, Run to Quit demonstrates potential as a multiple health behaviour change intervention that may improve both physical and mental health in individuals who smoke. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - August 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research