A Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention in Persons with Serious Mental Illness | Zendy

Gail L. Daumit | Zendy; Faith Dickerson | Zendy; Nae Yuh Wang | Zendy; Arlene Dalcin | Zendy; Gerald J. Jerome | Zendy; Cheryl A.M. Anderson | Zendy; Deborah Rohm Young | Zendy; Kevin D. Frick | Zendy; Airong Yu | Zendy; Joseph V. Gennusa | Zendy; Meghan Oefinger | Zendy; Rosa M. Crum | Zendy; Jeanne Charleston | Zendy; Sarah Stark Casagrande | Zendy; Eliseo Güallar | Zendy; Richard W. Goldberg | Zendy; Leslie M. Campbell | Zendy; Lawrence J. Appel | Zendy

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A Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention in Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Author(s) -

Gail L. Daumit,

Faith Dickerson,

Nae Yuh Wang,

Arlene Dalcin,

Gerald J. Jerome,

Cheryl A.M. Anderson,

Deborah Rohm Young,

Kevin D. Frick,

Airong Yu,

Joseph V. Gennusa,

Meghan Oefinger,

Rosa M. Crum,

Jeanne Charleston,

Sarah Stark Casagrande,

Eliseo Güallar,

Richard W. Goldberg,

Leslie M. Campbell,

Lawrence J. Appel

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1214530

Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , overweight , population , schizoaffective disorder , body mass index , weight change , obesity , psychological intervention , weight management , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , depression (economics) , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , intervention (counseling) , mood , psychosis , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics

Overweight and obesity are epidemic among persons with serious mental illness, yet weight-loss trials systematically exclude this vulnerable population. Lifestyle interventions require adaptation in this group because psychiatric symptoms and cognitive impairment are highly prevalent. Our objective was to determine the effectiveness of an 18-month tailored behavioral weight-loss intervention in adults with serious mental illness.

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