n comparison to the general population, people with schizophrenia and related disorders have poorer physical health and increased mortality. Whilst it is recognised that serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia carry a reduced life expectancy, it is often assumed that suicide is the main cause of this disparity. In actuality, suicide accounts for no more than a third of the early mortality associated with schizophrenia: the vast majority is due to cardiovascular factorsPhysical Health and Schizophrenia offers a user-friendly guide to the physical health problems associated with schizophrenia and a clear overview of strategies and interventions to tackle these issues. Spanning eight chapters this resource covers the essential topics in...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
While patients with schizophrenia are known to have an increased risk of physical health co-morbidit...
While patients with schizophrenia are known to have an increased risk of physical health co-morbidit...
People with serious mental illness (SMI) have greatly increasing morbidity and mortality from physic...
Improved physical health care is a pressing need for patients with schizophrenia. It can be achieved...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
While patients with schizophrenia are known to have an increased risk of physical health co-morbidit...
While patients with schizophrenia are known to have an increased risk of physical health co-morbidit...
People with serious mental illness (SMI) have greatly increasing morbidity and mortality from physic...
Improved physical health care is a pressing need for patients with schizophrenia. It can be achieved...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general populatio...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
People with severe, enduring mental illness have a higher mortality rate than the general population...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe men...