Direct Research Publications

March 2020

Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ).
Rosenbaum S, Morell R, Abdel-Baki A, et al .BMC Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 6;20(1):108.

February 2015

A pilot study of the diabetes prevention program on weight loss for adults at community mental health centers.
Srebnik D, Chwastiak LA, Russo J, Sylla L.Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Feb 1;66(2):200-3.

June 2014

Management of obesity in the psychiatrist’s office.
Chwastiak L, Tek C. World Psychiatry. 2014 Jun;13(2):193-5.

July 2013

Preventive counseling for chronic disease: missed opportunities in a community mental health center.
Chwastiak L, Cruza-Guet MC, Carroll-Scott A, Sernyak M, Ickovics J. Psychosomatics. 2013 Jul-Aug;54(4):328-35. 

May 2013

Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: defining a critical period for prevention.
Srihari VH, Phutane VH, Ozkan B, Chwastiak L, Ratliff JC, Woods SW, Tek C. Schizophr Res. 2013 May;146(1-3):64-8.

December 2012

Contingency management for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain: a randomized controlled pilot study.
Ratliff JC, Palmese LB, Tonizzo KM, Chwastiak L, Tek C. Obes Facts. 2012;5(6):919-27.