...Chetan Shah; Lottie Anstee; Ben Kimpton; Rakesh Magon; Brid Kelly; Asif Zia Purpose This study aims to explore and investigate the patient-reported outcome and experience measure (DIALOG) with respect to physical health of service users under the care of a Mental Health and Learning Disabilities...

... physical health and risk of premature mortality. Design/methodology/approach – The first phase of the AQuA “Don’t just screen-intervene” initiative supported five specialised community-based Early Intervention for Psychosis services in North West England to assess the effectiveness of monitoring...

... interventions to increase physical activity can have a positive impact on both lifestyle behaviours and physical health. Originality/value – This study adds to a small literature on increasing physical activity in women in secure psychiatric settings where obstacles to change are formidable. The study...

... inequalities (Acheson, 1998 ; Gilinsky et al., 2010 ; World Health Organisation, 1985). Since physical and psychological health appear to be linked, it is possible that targeting physical health through behaviour change interventions could have a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing...

... the first four programmes. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Inclusion criteria for entry to the programmes were the presence of obesity or being overweight with other physical health risks, e.g. heart or respiratory disease or diabetes. A full description of the recruitment process can...

...Waqqas Khokhar; Katherine Williams; Oluwagbenga Odeyemi; Tracy Clarke; Catharine Tarrant; Andrew Clifton Excess morbidity in people with enduring mental illness is well known. The promotion of healthier lifestyles and physical health monitoring has started to receive more attention in recent years...

...Kauser Ahmad; Fareeha Sadiq; Joe Bouch The physical health of patients with severe mental illness is often neglected or managed poorly, and regular review of physical health is now being strongly advised. The study described here explored the feasibility of such reviews in a community mental health...