Health Behaviors and Outcomes across the Schizophrenia-Spectrum

Dear colleagues,

The journal Behavioral Sciences (CiteScore 3.4) (ISSN 2076-328x) is currently running a special issue entitled “Health Behaviors and Outcomes across the Schizophrenia-Spectrum.”  We kindly invite full paper submissions for consideration in this special issue.

Submission Period: July 1st 2021-31 January 2022

The relationship of physical health to well-being in the schizophrenia-spectrum is vastly under-studied.  Disproportionately high rates of chronic disease in this population are associated with a 20-year mortality gap.  The causes of disease are likely multifaceted, but preventative health strategies that target modifiable behaviors that promote physical health may hold special promise. The term health behavior can be applied to any action taken by an individual that affects the physical health of the individual. Examples include patterns of eating, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use, adequacy of sleep, and self-care practices. This special edition invites high quality contributions from researchers examining a broad range of health behaviors and the associated physical, emotional, cognitive, or functional issues pertaining to well-being in those diagnosed with, or at-risk for, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.

Prof. Dr. Thomas J. Dinzeo
Prof. Dr. William D. Spaulding
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Behavioral Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.