Back to basics: Informing the public of co-morbid physical health problems in those with mental illness

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-184

  Ahire, Mrinalini ^a   Sheridan, Judith ^b,d   Regbetz, Shane ^c,d   Stacey, Phillip ^b,d   Scott, James G ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Redcliffe Caboolture Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

ehealth; Mental health; mental illness; physical co morbidity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT GAIN;

AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84873646204     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412450753     Document Type: Article

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