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Addressing the physical health of people with serious mental illness : a potential solution for an enduring problem
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posted on 2016-03-01, 00:00 authored by B Happell, Cadeyrn GaskinCadeyrn Gaskin, R StantonPeople with serious mental illness face significant inequalities in physical health care. As a result, the risk of cardiometabolic disorders and premature mortality is far greater than that observed in the general population. Contributiung to this disparity, is the lack of routine physical health screening by mental health clinicians. One possible solution is the implimentation of a physical health nurse consultant, whose role is to monitor and coordinate the physical health care of people with serious mental illness. Current evidence supports the implimentation of such a role, and a failure to address the widening gaps in physical health care will only serve to increase the disparities faced by people with serious mental illness.
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International journal of social psychiatryVolume
62Issue
2Pagination
201 - 202Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0020-7640eISSN
1741-2854Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, The AuthorsUsage metrics
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