Vijay A. Mittal, PhD

Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, Illinoi; Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

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Vijay A. Mittal, PhD, is affiliated with multiple departments at Northwestern University, including Psychology, Psychiatry, Medical Social Sciences, and the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences. Mittal has published research on psychotic disorders and bipolar disorder, with a focus on complementary and alternative medicine approaches such as exercise interventions for youth at clinical high risk for psychosis. Contributions include studies on supervised exercise programs and their effects on dysphoria in this population. Frequent collaborators include Angela D. Bryan and Derek J. Dean.

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Exercise Reduces Dysphoria in Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Exercise Reduces Dysphoria in Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

January 7, 2026

Dysphoric mood was significantly reduced after an exercise intervention that included included high-impact treadmill interval training; there were no significant changes in other general symptoms.
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Exercise for Youth at Risk for Psychosis

November 21, 2017

Exercise has been shown to curb some psychiatric symptoms, but can it prevent them? In this small study of young adults at ultrahigh risk for psychosis, researchers showed how...
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