Abstract des Autors

Aktuelle Studien zeigen überzeugende Effekte sportlicher Aktivität bei Patienten mit psychischen Erkrankungen. Im ambulanten Versorgungskontext gibt es derzeit jedoch kaum sport- und bewegungstherapeutische Ansätze. Der Übersichtsartikel vermittelt Grundlagen zur Wirkung sportlicher Aktivität auf psychische Erkrankungen. Anhand des Gruppenprogramms „ImPuls“ wird eine potenzielle Umsetzung der Erkenntnisse in die ambulante Versorgung dargestellt.

Abstract des Autors

Current meta-analyses demonstrate convincing evidence regarding the efficacy of exercise on depression, insomnia, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and ADHD. However, exercise and sports therapy approaches for patients with psychological disorders are mostly integrated in psychiatric inpatient or rehabilitation settings, but not applied in the outpatient sector. Thus, the German Health sector does not take the advantage of the compelling therapeutic effects of exercise. This review covers the theoretical and empirical fundamentals of the effects of exercise and illustrates practical implications by means of the presentation of the group-therapeutic exercise program ImPuls, that was specifically designed for patients with psychological disorders in outpatient settings. ImPuls integrates current evidence of the effects of exercise (type of sport, duration, frequency, intensity) and the facilitation of motivational and volitional strategies to support patients to integrate exercise in their daily life routines.