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Addressing the physical health needs of service users

10 July 2014

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Evidence shows that patients with a diagnosis of serious mental illness live lives that are ten to 15 years shorter than the general population, on average. A number...

Schizophrenia: a sibling’s tale

01 September 2009

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Stephan Kirby suggests that mental health professionals need a greater insight into the effects a diagnosis of serious mental illness has on family members. Leanne...

Importance of co-working in family interventions

09 October 2015

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

For patients experiencing psychosis, family work is an effective and important intervention and it is recognised that two co-workers are needed for interventions to...

Supplements for mental health

01 June 2009

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Early evidence shows that taking certain vitamin supplements, in conjunction with prescribed medication, may be beneficial in managing mental illnesses, such as...

Serious games: an intervention in low-secure settings

01 November 2013

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

Engaging service users in treatment is part of the supportive and therapeutic care provided by staff in low-secure services. This can be difficult to achieve because...

Who assesses the physical health of inpatients?

10 October 2012

Mental Health Practice

Feature

The authors describe a study that examined how six mental health ward nurses perceive their role in the physical health care of clients. Transcripts of interviews...

Helping people with serious mental illness to cut down or stop smoking

12 March 2014

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

The prevalence of smoking in people with serious mental illness is up to 5.3 times higher than in the general population and many die prematurely from...

Improving the physical health assessment of people with serious mental illness

Primary Health Care

evidence & practice

Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) die on average 20 years younger than the general population. The aim of the review described in this article was to...