Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 698-702.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2019.05.007

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Lifestyle interventions for physical health conditions in patients with schizophrenia

Zhuang Wenxu, Zhang Weibo, Zhu Youwei, Zhu Yi, Cai Jun   

  1. Shanghai Municipal Center of Mental Disease Prevention and Control, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Received:2019-07-04 Online:2019-09-21 Published:2019-12-16
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by Qihang Project of Shanghai Mental Health Center(2017-QH-3),Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission Key Developing Disciplines(2015ZB0405),Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission Research Project(20164Y100).

Abstract: The physical health problems in schizophrenia are prominent, especially obesity and metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Lifestyle interventions including physical activity and dietary adjustment are recommended as non-drug interventions for obesity and other related medical conditions. The paper summarized recent studies on lifestyle intervention in patients with schizophrenia. It has been proved that lifestyle interventions have a significant effect on weight loss but a less obvious effects on blood pressure, glucose and waist-hip ratio control. It may shed light on correlation between physical health problems of patients with schizophrenia and the community management and treatment services of severe mental disorders in China. The influence of lifestyle interventions in the community rehabilitation on the physical health problems of patients with schizophrenia should be concerned.

Key words: schizophrenia, metabolic syndrome, behavioral intervention

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