A behavioral weight-loss intervention in persons with serious mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

We recruited overweight or obese adults from 10 community psychiatric rehabilitation outpatient programs and randomly assigned them to an intervention or a control group. Participants in the intervention group received tailored group and individual weight-management sessions and group exercise sessions. Weight change was assessed

SUBMITTER: Daumit GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3743095 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature