The aims of Mental Health and Physical Activity will be:
(1) to foster the inter-disciplinary development and understanding of
the mental health and physical activity field; (2) to develop research designs and methods to advance our understanding; (3)
to promote the publication of high ... click here for full Aims & Scope
The aims of Mental Health and Physical Activity will be:
(1) to foster the inter-disciplinary development and understanding of
the mental health and physical activity field;
(2) to develop research designs and methods to advance our understanding;
(3)
to promote the publication of high quality research on the effects of physical activity (interventions and a single session) on a wide
range of dimensions of mental health and psychological well-being (eg, depression, anxiety and stress responses, mood, cognitive functioning
and neurological disorders, such as dementia, self-esteem and related constructs, psychological aspects of quality of life among people
with physical and mental illness, sleep, addictive disorders, eating disorders), from both efficacy and effectiveness trials;
(4)
to promote high quality research on the biophysical and psychosocial mechnisms involved to help our understanding of the link between
physical activity and mental health, and guide intervention development;
(5) to provide an evidence-based source for professionals
working in the field of mental health and a forum to consider service delivery issues.
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Adrian Taylor
Guy Faulkner
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