Active steps towards a healthier life for people with severe mental illness: a qualitative approach to understanding the potential for implementing change
Carolyn Ehrlich A F , Steve Kisely A B , Elizabeth Kendall A C , David Crompton A B D , Elizabeth Crowe B and Ann Maree Liddy EA Population and Social Health Research Program, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, University Drive, Meadowbrook, Qld 4131, Australia. Email: e.kendall@griffith.edu.au
B Health LinQ, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia. Email: s.kisely@uq.edu.au, e.crowe1@uq.edu.au
C Centre for National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, Griffith University, University Drive, Meadowbrook, Qld 4131, Australia.
D Mental Health Service, Metro South Health Service District, PO Box 6046, Upper Mt Gravatt, Qld 4122, Australia. Email: david_crompton@health.qld.gov.au
E CheckUP, GPO Box 2546, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia. Email: aliddy@checkup.org.au
F Corresponding author. Email: c.ehrlich@griffith.edu.au
Australian Health Review 37(4) 423-429 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH13062
Submitted: 9 October 2012 Accepted: 10 June 2013 Published: 15 July 2013
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