Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at higher risk of physical health
conditions compared to the general population, however, the impact of specific underlying …

To address physical health inequalities among people with mental disorders compared with
the general population, we must focus on the physical health from the very first point of …

Patients hospitalized with severe mental illness (SMI) often have an unhealthy lifestyle.
Changing their sedentary behavior and deficiency in physical activity is challenging and …

Objective A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the high prevalence and
complexity of chronic physical multimorbidity defined as≥ 2 chronic physical illness in …

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Aim The association between various physical illnesses and schizophrenia spectrum
disorder (SSD) is well‐established. However, the role of gender remains unclear. The …

Background Comorbid physical illness is a common cause of death in people with severe
mental illness (SMI) worldwide. In rural China, the prevalence of physical illness comorbidity …

Patients with schizophrenia have a high risk of cardiovascular death. Increased cardiac left
ventricular (LV) mass has been reported to be associated with heart failure and cardiac …

Introduction Psychiatric comorbidities have a significant impact on the course of illness in
patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. To accurately predict outcomes for …

Background Increased risk for somatic comorbidity in individuals with schizophrenia has
been well established. In addition, psychiatric patients with somatic illnesses are more likely …