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Ethics and Sport in Rehabilitation and Resocialization of Persons with Mental Illness

Context: Physical activity positively affects different symptoms of schizophrenia. Our goal is to establish its effect on emotional aspects on reduction of anxiety and depressive feelings in patients with schizophrenia. Method and subjects: Th e subjects were 38 female patients with schizophrenia, degree of anxiety and depression were measured before and after six- week-period of exercise. Exercise intensity was adjusted to individual age and physical fitness (recreational walking, stretching exercises and aerobic). Results: Depressive symptoms were considerably reduced in patients with established high degree of depression in all three groups of exercises and in patients with more pronounced anxiety in the stretching group. Conclusion: Physical activation positively affects mood by minimizing characteristics of depression and contributes to rehabilitation and resocialization of patients with schizophrenia.

sport; ethics; mental health; rehabilitation; schizophrenia

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