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Individualized lifestyle interventions reduced the mean difference in BMI by -0.63 kg/m2 compared to control groups.

Practitioners can consider individualized lifestyle interventions as a method for weight management in SMI patients.

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The experimental interventions reduced the mean difference in BMI by -0.63 kg/m2 (95% confidence interval [CI] = -1.02 to -0.23; p = 0.002; I2 = 70.7%) compared to the control groups.
Helene Speyer et al. · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · 2019

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Based on meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

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Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Management in People with Serious Mental Illness: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis, Trial Sequential Analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis Exploring the Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Effects

Helene Speyer et al. · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · 2019

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