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

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2022-6

Publisher

The Nurse Practitioner

Language

English

College

Nursing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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