from Part 3 - Specific Therapeutic Areas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 May 2020
During the last 20 years there has been increased focus on the problem of premature mortality among people with schizophrenia. This has resulted in a focus on weight gain, the development of metabolic problems, the need to understand the mechanisms behind these and the need to identify strategies to manage these problems. Audit programmes have highlighted the poor quality of monitoring for, and management of, physical health problems in people with all types of mental health disorder but particularly for those with psychotic illnesses. Further, weight gain also reinforces service users’ negative views of themselves and may lead to poor adherence with treatment (Faulkner et al., 2007; Lester et al., 2011; Weiden et al., 2004).
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