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Integrating Physical Activity Into Routine Psychiatric Care

JAMA Psychiatry 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0026

March 04, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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PA should be considered a core component of psychiatric care. By systematically promoting PA and reducing prolonged SB through structured clinical frameworks, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can improve symptoms, enhance physical and cognitive health, and help narrow the life expectancy gap experienced by people with SMI.

Corresponding Author: Brendon Stubbs, PhD, Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Comprehensive Centre for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health (C3NMH), Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria (brendon.stubbs@kcl.ac.uk).

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