Mental and physical health are two sides of the same coin, each affecting the other to determine our overall health. There is long-standing evidence for the connection between the two, particularly for those with a severe mental illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis), who are
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Mental Health Tied to Physical Ills
Summary: A comprehensive study discovered a strong correlation between severe mental illnesses and physical multimorbidity. Analyzing data from almost 200,000 psychiatric patients, the study found these individuals are nearly twice as likely to experience chronic physical conditions compared to those without mental disorders. This link
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3 Ways to Strengthen Physical and Behavioral Health Integration
As hospital and health leaders continue to seek sustainable solutions to address workforce shortages, negative margins and rising labor costs, they may want to take a deeper look at ways to integrate physical and behavioral health services. At least six positive impacts can be achieved
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Personalised care needed for mental illness and physical health conditions
Posted on 4 April 2023 People with severe mental illness can struggle to self-manage long-term physical conditions and need personalised support, a new study suggests. The study calls for services to bring together support for physical and mental health conditions, In a new study at
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Bridging the Gap Between Mental and Physical Health
Today, we welcome John M. Samuels, MPH, and Lipi Roy, M.D., MPH, FASAM, to discuss the importance of addressing mental health and physical health. Taylor Swift, Prince Harry, Ryan Reynolds, Selena Gomez, Michael Phelps. What do these high-profile figures have in common? They have all
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NHS ‘unsuccessful’ in bid for parity between physical and mental health, nursing survey suggests
Less than one in 10 nurses believe mental health care gets as much attention as physical health care, new data from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed. The findings comes from RCN’s recent parity of esteem work – a phrase that means valuing
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$5M Grant Boosts Research on Physical Health in Mentally Ill
Three research teams will share in over $5.1 million in targeted funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to investigate ways to improve the physical health of people with mental illness. People living with mental illness, particularly severe mental illnesses, are more
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The clustering of physical health conditions and associations with co-occurring mental health proble…
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