PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE in PSYCHIATRY A Practical Guide for Clinicians

• Other Authors: McCarron, Robert M. (Editor), Xiong, Glen L. (Editor), Keenan, Craig R. 1966- (Editor), Nasrallah, Henry A. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychiatric Publishing 2015
• Subjects: Mental Disorders > prevention & control; Preventive Psychiatry > methods
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• Physical Description: xxv, 456 pages illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781585624799

Preventive Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Clinicians was written for psychiatrists in training and in clinical practice, as well as other health care providers who wish to learn an evidence-based and user-friendly approach to prevent commonly encountered, treatable, and potentially deadly illnesses in their patients. The poor health and early mortality of people with serious mental illnesses has been well documented: People who have serious mental illness have increased general medical comorbid conditions, receive minimal preventive medical services, and have a reduced life span of as much as thirty years when compared to the general population. In addition, there is now extensive data showing bidirectional interactions between chronic medical illnesses and mental disorders. Clearly, treating the whole person, instead of the disorder in isolation, is critical to improving outcomes and reducing suffering