Physical Rehabilitation in Psychiatry
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1604
Special Issue Editors
Interests: outcome management; physical rehabilitation; robotics; caring in nursing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to submit manuscripts to a Special Issue of the journal Healthcare entitled “Physical Rehabilitation in Psychiatry”.
This Special Issue aims to enhance the understanding and implementation of physical rehabilitation in psychiatric settings. Unlike psychosocial rehabilitation, physical rehabilitation addresses the unique needs of patients within psychiatric hospitals and communities. The primary objective is to maintain and improve motor function in individuals with mental disorders who are at risk for muscle weakness, metabolic syndrome, and increased mortality due to sedentary behavior.
The key areas of focus include muscle weakness, limited range of motion, nutritional status, and physical frailty. An interdisciplinary approach is essential to managing these physical health risks effectively. By integrating physical rehabilitation into psychiatric treatment plans, we can leverage patients' strengths and resources to ultimately achieve optimal medical, psychological, social, and vocational recovery.
We welcome original research articles and comprehensive reviews that explore innovative interventions, effective strategies, and interdisciplinary collaborations in physical rehabilitation within psychiatric care.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this important and evolving field.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Tetsuya Tanioka
Prof. Dr. Rick Kwan
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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2700 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.
Keywords
- physical rehabilitation
- psychiatry
- chronic mental illness
- dementia
- schizophrenia
- malnutrition
- sarcopenia
- dynapenia
- frailty
- interdisciplinary intervention
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