Abstract (taken from the resource) The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have had a particularly high impact on the health and wellbeing of people with [...]
Cambridge University Press Background. Across international contexts, people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) experience marked reductions in life expectancy at birth. The intersection of ethnicity [...]
Updated 7 January 2021 This is a short guide for people with severe mental illnesses on practical ways to protect and support physical health during [...]
This briefing summarises the findings from Rethink Mental Illness’ recent Covid-19 vaccine survey with people with SMI and their carers. The briefing also includes a [...]
This guide is for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of women with serious mental illness (SMI) in primary and secondary care, including: general [...]
To tackle the disproportionately poor physical health outcomes among people with severe mental illness, the Royal College of Psychiatrists have examined the challenges of supporting [...]
People living with a mental illness and their carers and families may be eligible for a free flu vaccination from the NHS. The flu jab [...]
ABSTRACT A large body of literature has demonstrated that exercise interventions can improve a broad range of outcomes in people with established schizophrenia, including reducing [...]
Abstract Importance Persons with serious mental illness have a cardiovascular disease mortality rate more than twice that of the overall population. Meaningful cardiovascular risk reduction requires [...]
This review of the literature uses the latest evidence related to weight management interventions for people with a severe mental illness. It is intended to help [...]
