Psychiatry's Role in Improving the Physical Health of Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the American Psychiatric Association. Journal Abstract

Psychiatry's Role in Improving the Physical Health of Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the American Psychiatric Association.

Publication Date: 2018 Mar 01

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Authors

Benjamin G Druss; Lydia Chwastiak; John Kern; Joseph J Parks; Martha C Ward; Lori E Raney

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

The American Psychiatric Association Integrated Care Workgroup recently convened an expert panel charged with addressing the role of psychiatry in improving the physical health of persons with serious mental illness. The group reviewed the peer-reviewed and gray literature and developed a set of recommendations grounded in this review. This column summarizes the panel's primary findings and recommendations to key stakeholders, including clinicians, health care organizations, researchers, and policy makers.

Source

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)

Pub Types(s)

Journal Article

Language

English

PubMed ID

29385957