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Why is cardiometabolic risk monitoring important?: Tips for nurses on monitoring the physical risk factors for people with mental illness who are being teated with antipsychotic medications.

  • Published In: Mental Health Practice, 2023, v. 26, n. 2. P. 20 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Mwebe, Herbert 3 of 3

Abstract

People with mental illness, especially those with severe mental illness (SMI) such as psychosis, have a life expectancy shortened by 20 years compared with the general population (Pradhan and Joshi 2018). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mental Health Practice. 2023/03, Vol. 26, Issue 2, p20
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1465-8720
  • DOI:10.7748/mhp.26.2.20.s8
  • Accession Number:162156423
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