scholarly journals Potential gains in life expectancy from reducing amenable mortality among people diagnosed with serious mental illness in the United Kingdom

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. e0230674
Author(s):  
Alex Dregan ◽  
Ann McNeill ◽  
Fiona Gaughran ◽  
Peter B. Jones ◽  
Anna Bazley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Amenable Mortality ◽  
The United Kingdom

Mental Illness Among Immigrant Minorities in the United Kingdom

1986 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. London
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cross Cultural Studies

Cross-cultural studies on immigrants from Pakistan and the New Commonwealth are reviewed, with emphasis on epidemiology and differences in clinical presentation. Their referral to the psychiatric service is also examined and deficiencies are noted. Awareness of transcultural issues among health professionals need to be increased in order to achieve diagnosis and improvements in health care.

scholarly journals Improving life expectancy in people with serious mental illness: Should we place more emphasis on primary prevention?

2017 ◽  
Vol 211 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athif Ilyas ◽  
Edward Chesney ◽  
Rashmi Patel
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Everyday Clinical Practice ◽  
Exercise Interventions

SummaryPeople with serious mental illness have a reduced life expectancy that is partly attributable to increased cardiovascular disease. One approach to address this is regular physical health monitoring. However, physical health monitoring is poorly implemented in everyday clinical practice and there is little evidence to suggest that it improves physical health. We argue that greater emphasis should be placed on primary prevention strategies such as assertive smoking cessation, dietary and exercise interventions and more judicious psychotropic prescribing.

scholarly journals The Role of Primary Care in Service Provision for People with Severe Mental Illness in the United Kingdom

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. e36468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siobhan Reilly ◽  
Claire Planner ◽  
Mark Hann ◽  
David Reeves ◽  
Irwin Nazareth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
The United Kingdom
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