People with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder,
have worse physical health and reduced life expectancy compared to the general …

BackgroundThe evidence informing the management of cardiovascular risk in patients with
psychiatric disorders is weak. MethodsThis cohort study used data from all patients, aged≥ …

BackgroundThe high cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality reported for patients with
psychiatric disorders may possibly be due to a poorer management of CV risk factors …

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are important problems among patients with
schizophrenia. A wide spectrum of reasons, ranging from genes to the environment, are held …

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a life expectancy 15–20
years shorter than that in the general population. The rate of unnatural deaths, such as …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes coronary heart, cerebrovascular, and
peripheral vascular disease, is the leading cause of death in the United States and most …

BackgroundDespite concern about the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in people
with severe mental illness (SMI), there is little systematic research on CHD risk factors in this …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Type 2 diabetes, which commonly
occurs in patients with serious mental illnesses (SMIs). We determined the extent to which …

People with severe mental illness (SMI)–schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major
depressive disorder–appear at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a comprehensive …

Individuals with psychiatric disorders tend to have excessive morbidity. They typically have
high rates of respiratory illnesses, infectious diseases, substance abuse (including …