This evolutionary concept analysis explores the meaning of diagnostic overshadowing
within the context of physical health care for individuals with mental illness. Diagnostic …

Objective The incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer in individuals with pre‐existing
severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression …

Objective: Outcome measures are rarely available for surveillance and system performance
monitoring for mental disorders and addictions. Our study aims to demonstrate the feasibility …

Objective: Withdrawal from psychoactive medication such as quetiapine is a well-
documented phenomenon. Despite the extensive use of quetiapine, there have been few …

Introduction Even in countries with universal healthcare systems, excess mortality rates due
to physical chronic diseases in patients also suffering from serious mental illness like …

Context: Poor oral health is part of co-morbidities and exposes patients suffering from
schizophrenia to excess mortality. The purpose of this review is to make an up-to-date …

Aims People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a greater risk of dying from colorectal
cancer (CRC), even though the incidence is lower or similar to that of the general population …

Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience significant comorbid chronic pain
(CP). Little is known about CP management in psychiatric inpatient settings. To address this …

People with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to experience severe health
conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and stroke, and are likely to …

Methods: We developed a small group learning script of medical training to be delivered by
a health promotion nurse and a patient with SMI to address the diagnostic overshadowing …