2018-10-042018-10-042014-09MELO, Lígia Gizely dos Santos Chaves; OLIVEIRA, Kleber Roberto da Silva Gonçalves de; RAPOSO, José Jacinto Branco Vasconcelos. A Educação física no âmbito do tratamento em saúde mental: um esforço coletivo e integrado. Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental, São Paulo, v. 17, n. 3, p. 501-514, set. 2014. Disponível em: <http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/10279>. Acesso em:.1415-4714https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/10279This article analyzes the use of physical education in treating mental illness by describing the contributions of this area to mental health therapies. Based on several studies, the authors discuss the benefits of physical education as a therapeutic aid in reducing the symptoms of psychic disorders. The conclusion is that physical education and science can be useful to psychiatry as part of interdisciplinary efforts in the treatment of patients with mental distress.Acesso AbertoEducação físicaAtividades físicas e Doenças mentalTerapias em saúde mentalArtigo de Periódicohttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1415-4714.2014v17n3p501-8