Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 205-209 , October 2006

Physical Activity in Patients who are Severely Mentally Ill: Feasibility of Assessment for Clinical and Research Applications

  • Patricia M. Dubbert

      Affiliations

    • G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Patricia M. Dubbert, PhD, MA, Mental Health (11M), G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216.
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  • Jeffrey D. White

      Affiliations

    • Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Karen B. Grothe

      Affiliations

    • G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Judith O'Jile

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Kent A. Kirchner

      Affiliations

    • G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS

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 This research was supported by grants from the South Central Veterans Affairs Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Nursing Research Initiative to the first author and by a Veterans Affairs Health Sciences Research and Development Associate Investigator Award to the second author.

PII: S0883-9417(06)00088-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2006.04.002

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 205-209 , October 2006

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