There are many factors that contribute to the poor physical health of people with severe
mental illness (SMI), including lifestyle factors and medication side effects. However, there is …

Context Despite improvements in mental health services in recent decades, it is unclear
whether the risk of mortality in schizophrenia has changed over time. Objective To explore …

Objective To examine the mortality experience of psychiatric patients in Western Australia
compared with the general population. Design Population based study. Setting Western …

Context There is a 30% higher case fatality rate from cancer in psychiatric patients even
though their incidence of cancer is no greater than in the general population. The reasons …

Background Smoking has been associated with a range of mental disorders including
schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and depression. People with mental illness have high rates …

Medical comorbidity in schizophrenia Page 1 MJA Vol 178 5 May 2003 S67 SCHIZOPHRENIA
SUPPLEMENT The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 5 May 2003 178 Suppl 9 …

BackgroundThere are insufficient data from nationwide surveys on the prevalence of specific
psychotic disorders and associated co-morbidities. MethodThe 2010 Australian national …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in Australian adults
with a psychotic disorder. Method: Data were collected during the interview phase of the …

Objective: The objective is to summarise recent findings from the 2010 Australian Survey of
High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) and examine their implications for future policy and planning …

Objective: Despite extremely high rates of smoking among individuals with psychotic
disorders and the associated financial and health costs, few studies have investigated the …