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  • Qigong as a mindful exercise intervention for people living with mental ill health

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    Author(s)
    Lloyd, Chris
    Tsang, Hector
    Deane, Frank
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Lloyd, Chris A.
    Year published
    2009
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    Background: Individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population, and the associated health problems put them at a higher risk of death. Exercise is therefore an important non-pharmacological intervention that mental health workers can assist clients to engage in, and mindful exercise approaches may be particularly well-suited to this population. Content: This article describes the concept of qigong as a mindful exercise and looks at preliminary evidence suggesting that mindful exercise is of physical and emotional benefit to people with mental ill health. The authors propose ...
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    Background: Individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population, and the associated health problems put them at a higher risk of death. Exercise is therefore an important non-pharmacological intervention that mental health workers can assist clients to engage in, and mindful exercise approaches may be particularly well-suited to this population. Content: This article describes the concept of qigong as a mindful exercise and looks at preliminary evidence suggesting that mindful exercise is of physical and emotional benefit to people with mental ill health. The authors propose an easy, standardized exercise protocol which clinicians can use and teach patient, and call for further research to explore its efficacy. Conclusions: It is suggested that mindful exercise may be used as an intervention to assist people living with mental ill health to improve their community functioning and hence their recovery.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
    Volume
    16
    Issue
    7
    Publisher URI
    http://www.ijtr.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/article.cgi?uid=43049;article=IJTR_16_7_393_399
    Copyright Statement
    © 2009 MA Healthcare. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Clinical Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/40157
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