Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) have significantly lower life-
expectancy than healthy people. Previously, we have identified baseline neurocognitive …

Abstract Background and Hypothesis In the United States, women with schizophrenia face
challenges in receiving gynecologic care, but little is known about how cervical cancer …

Purpose Few efforts have been made to inform intervention design for increasing the uptake
of cancer screening in individuals living with serious mental illness (ILSMI), who have lower …

Purpose Previous studies in the field have highlighted a bidirectional link between mental
health and physical health. Students may be at a higher risk of both mental and physical …

This paper highlights some key actions social workers can take to help improve the physical
health of people living with mental illness. Despite an 80% comorbidity rate, many people …

Delusional disorder is a difficult-to-treat clinical condition with health needs that are often
undertreated. Although individuals with delusional disorder may be high functioning in daily …

Evidence suggests that women with schizophrenia are less likely to be screened for breast
cancer, more likely to suffer from breast cancer, and more likely to die of breast cancer than …

Abstract Objectives Approximately 5.5% of the population live with serious mental illnesses
(SMI). Older adults with SMI experience a high burden of serious medical illnesses and …

In addition to increasing the risk of premature mortality, accumulating evidence indicates that
various CPIs affect schizophrenia treatment outcomes. Thus, researchers and healthcare …

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the mortality rate and the associated risks
factors in patients with schizophrenia during a10-year follow up period. Method: We …