Improving physical health in people with severe mental illness

Autor: Sheila Hardy
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Practice Nursing. 31:456-460
ISSN: 2052-2940
0964-9271
DOI: 10.12968/pnur.2020.31.11.456
Popis: People with severe mental illness have a higher mortality than the general population. Sheila Hardy explains how nurses can address the health disparities that people with severe mental illness facePeople with severe mental illness have a higher mortality than the general population, with the main cause of early death being from a physical condition. Practice nurses are well placed to address the health disparities that people with severe mental illness face. This article describes the reasonable adjustments that can be made to increase engagement with patients.
Databáze: OpenAIRE