Reducing weight gain in people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and first episode psychosis: describing the process of developing the STructured lifestyle Education for People With SchizophrEnia (STEPWISE) intervention

Reducing weight gain in people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and first episode psychosis: describing the process of developing the STructured lifestyle Education for People With SchizophrEnia (STEPWISE) intervention

Abstract Background Obesity is twice as common in people with schizophrenia as the general population and associated with significantly worsened psychiatric and physical health. Despite National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for the management of psychosis recommending that men...

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Main Authors: Marian E. Carey, Janette Barnett, Yvonne Doherty, Katherine Barnard, Heather Daly, Paul French, Rebecca Gossage-Worrall, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Daniel Hind, Jonathan Mitchell, Alison Northern, John Pendlebury, Shanaya Rathod, David Shiers, Cheryl Taylor, Richard I. G. Holt, On behalf of the STEPWISE Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Schizophrenia
Psychosis
Antipsychotic
Obesity
Lifestyle
Self-management
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-018-0378-1

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