Lifestyle Changes: Boosting Health for Adults with Severe Mental Illness

Lifestyle interventions, like physical activity, healthy diets, and better sleep, have become super important in mental health care. These changes can help both physical and mental health. A recent study looked at 89 reviews to see if these interventions work for adults with severe mental illness (SMI). They found that combining behavior changes, better diets, and exercise can help adults with SMI lose weight and improve their heart health.Plus, physical activity can also help reduce mental health issues, like psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia and depression in major depressive disorder. For better sleep, cognitive behavioral therapy techniques are a good call. This study also pointed out some gaps in research, like the need for more studies on adults with bipolar disorder and the importance of including both mental and physical health outcomes in future studies.