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01-03-2017 | Commentary/Position Paper

Improving access to exercise training programs for patients with serious mental illness

Author: Benjamin G. Druss, MD, MPH

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

In a recent issue of this journal, Pratt et al report on an important new position statement by the Society of Behavioral Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine to improve access to exercise programming as a treatment for patients treated in community mental health settings. If implemented, these recommendations could greatly expand access to these services and improve outcomes for patients treated in community mental health settings.

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Title: Improving access to exercise training programs for patients with serious mental illness
Author: Benjamin G. Druss, MD, MPH
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0435-3

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Improving access to exercise training programs for patients with serious mental illness

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