Exercise-Based Interventions for Mental Illness

Dr Brendon Stubbs is a clinical-academic physiotherapist specialising in mental health. Dr Stubbs has over 15 years clinical experience and has published over 300 international academic papers. Dr Simon Rosenbaum is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with extensive clinical experience designing, delivering and evaluating physical activity programs for people with mental illness.

"The book continues on to deal with severe and complex issues, and I am gratified to see the field, especially psychiatry, robustly taking on the challenge of incorporating the body into its most obvious manifestation, the brain and attendant mind. ...An excellent anthology with multiple values to multiple readers and an essential read for all mental health professionals." -Metapsychology

• 1. Exercise for the prevention and treatment of depression2. Exercise for the Management of Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders3. Bipolar Disorder and Physical Activity4. Schizophrenia and Exercise 5. Exercise for the treatment of alcohol use disorders6. Sedentary Behavior and Mental Illness7. Exercise for Older People with Mental Illness8. Exercise for adolescents and young people with mental illness9. Eating disorders and exercise, a challenge10. Behavioural and psychological approaches in exercise-based interventions in severe mental illness11. Exercise interventions in secure and forensic services12. mHealth and physical activity interventions among people with mental illness13. Integration of the Exercise Professional within the Mental Health Multidisciplinary Team14. Integrating Physical Activity into Routine Medical Care: The Physician’s Perspective15. Overview of mechanisms of action of exercise in psychiatric disorders and future directions for research16. Research and evaluation in exercise and mental health17. Research to Practice: Case Studies