Background The poor physical health of people with mental illness is a multifaceted,
transdiagnostic, and global problem. People with mental illness have an increased risk of …

Current treatments and the dominant model of mental health care do not adequately
address the complex challenges of mental illness, which accounts for roughly one-third of …

Background Patients suffering from severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia, major
depression and bipolar disorders, have a reduced life expectancy compared to the general …

Background Many individuals with mental health problems have comorbid physical
conditions, or may present with substance/alcohol misuse or abuse issues. This results in …

Congress and many state legislatures are considering expanding access to telemedicine.
To inform this debate, we analyzed Medicare fee-for-service claims for the period 2004–14 …

Background Mentally ill patients die on average 10 years earlier than the general
population, largely due to general medical disorders. This study is the first to explore in a …

Objective To describe studies on clinician communication and the engagement of
racial/ethnic minority patients in mental health treatment. Methods Authors conducted …

BACKGROUND: Crisis Concordat was established to improve outcomes for people
experiencing a mental health crisis. The Crisis Concordat sets out four stages of the crisis …

Background Severe mental illness is a serious and potentially life changing set of
conditions. This paper describes and analyses patient characteristics and service usage …

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) …