Abstract

Authors:

Simon Rosenbaum¹², Grace McKeon¹

Affiliations:

1. School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
2. Black Dog Institute, Sydney

People living with mental illness are at high risk of experiencing poor physical health, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Modifiable risk factors including smoking, physical inactivity and poor nutrition contribute to the burden of poor physical and mental health in this group. Targeted lifestyle interventions that provide adequate support, are tailored to the individual and delivered by qualified professionals can be efficacious in improving both physical and mental health outcomes. This talk outlines the evidence for and components of effective lifestyle interventions for people living with mental illness.