Treatment pearls: Management of physical health needs in the mentally ill.
Keywords
collaboration, heart disease, immunizations, medication interactions, mental illness, metabolic syndrome, smoking
Abstract
Clinicians caring for persons with mental illness should be aware of increased mortality, physical problems, and health disparities in this population. This article provides a brief overview of physical health problems in the context of mental illness as well as those related to psychotropic medications, and discusses strategies to manage treatment effectively.
Original Publication Citation
Miles, L., Thatcher, B., Thomas, M., & Winters, B. (2022) Treatment pearls: Management of physical health needs in the mentally ill. The Nurse Practitioner, 47(6), 20-28. doi: 10.1097/01.npr.0000829784.91687.8c
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Miles, Leslie W.; Thatcher, Brandon; Thomas, Michael C.; and Winters, Blaine, "Treatment pearls: Management of physical health needs in the mentally ill." (2022). Faculty Publications. 6908.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6908
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2022-6
Publisher
The Nurse Practitioner
Language
English
College
Nursing
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