title: Physical health inequities in people with severe mental illness: identifying initiatives for practice change.
abstract: People with severe mental illness have a higher prevalence of co-morbid physical diseases and a significantly reduced life expectancy when compared with people in the general population. This article explores the literature published between 2002 and 2012 in order to identify causes of poor physical health in those with severe mental illness and discusses interventions that may be implemented to enhance health outcomes for this group. The causes of poor physical health in those with severe mental illness are difficult to address. However, existing literature does identify some interventions that can potentially provide the basis for practice change.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Embling Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mannix
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*