Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in psychotic disorders. There is a
paucity of research comprehensively evaluating short-term mortality, cardiovascular …

Aims and objectives To explore nurses' views on the role of nurses in screening and
monitoring for physical care of consumers with serious mental illness, at a regional mental …

Background People with schizophrenia are at risk of receiving poorer end of life care than
other patients. They are often undertreated, avoid treatment and are about half as likely to …

People with mental illness have higher rates of physical health problems and consequently
live significantly shorter lives. This issue is not yet viewed as a national health priority and …

A systematic review aimed to investigate the association between schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), its prevalence and incidence …

One third of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are estimated to suffer from mental health
conditions (MHCs). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the …

Objective People with mental illness (PMI) are often stigmatized or experience negative
attitudes from society. In particular, nursing students' attitudes toward PMI will influence the …

As a group, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, accounting for
nearly a quarter of the global burden of disease. Mental disorders play an important role in …

The high prevalence of smoking in people with serious mental illness contributes
substantially to the disproportionately high morbidity and premature mortality in this …

Patients with schizophrenia have higher level of mortality and physical comorbidity
compared to control population. However the association to primary-, secondary-and tertiary …