Background The tremendous burden of cardiovascular risk among persons with serious
mental illness underscores a critical need for prevention. Counseling by primary care …

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

Persons with serious mental illness (SMI) comprise a high-risk group for cardiovascular
disease (CVD)-related mortality with rates at least twice those of the overall US. Potentially …

Objective: Compared with the general population, people with a mental illness have a
greater prevalence of behaviors that contribute to higher chronic disease rates. Mental …

Objective: Individuals with serious mental illness die years younger than members of the
general population, with cardiovascular disease and related risk factors accounting for the …

BACKGROUND: Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia
spectrum disorders, severe bipolar disorder, or severe recurrent major depressive disorder …

Purpose This article reports baseline data from a randomized controlled trial investigating
the impact of a specialist cardiometabolic healthcare nurse on physical health care. Design …

Current efforts to reduce the increased risk of premature death from preventable
cardiovascular disease among adults with serious mental illness (SMI) through lifestyle …

Background People with a mental illness have higher prevalence of behavioral risks for
chronic disease than the general population. Despite recommendations regarding the …

Objective To determine whether patients with serious mental illness (SMI) are receiving
preventive care for cardiovascular disease at the same rate as those without SMI in an …