Objective: This study used meta-analysis to assess disparities in cardiovascular disease
(CVD) screening and treatment in people with mental disorders, a group that has elevated …

BackgroundThe high cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality reported for patients with
psychiatric disorders may possibly be due to a poorer management of CV risk factors …

Background Adults with serious mental illness have a mortality rate two to three times higher
than the overall US population, much of which is due to somatic conditions, especially …

Close to 19 million US adults have severe mental illnesses (SMI), and they die, on average,
25 years earlier than the general population, most often from cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

People with severe mental illness (SMI)–schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major
depressive disorder–appear at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a comprehensive …

Background Severe mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia, bipolar disorders (BDs), and other
nonorganic psychoses) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Importance Persons with serious mental illness have a cardiovascular disease mortality rate
more than twice that of the overall population. Meaningful cardiovascular risk reduction …

BackgroundDespite concern about the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in people
with severe mental illness (SMI), there is little systematic research on CHD risk factors in this …

People with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder,
have worse physical health and reduced life expectancy compared to the general …

The authors determined whether diagnoses of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-
related conditions differed by psychiatric diagnosis among male Veterans Administration …