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Getting physical. |
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Mental Health Today, May/June 2012, pp.12-13. |
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1474-5186 |
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People with severe mental illness die, on average, 20 years younger than the general population, mostly as a result of preventable physical health conditions. The factors that contribute to this include: poor monitoring of physical health; inadequate explanation of medication side effects; and failure by health professionals to take people with mental illness seriously when they raise concerns about their physical health. In a bid to tackle these problems, Rethink Mental Illness has launched a range of resources designed to give mental health professionals the confidence and tools to address the physical health needs of the people they support. These include the Physical Health Check (PHC), a tool designed to improve the monitoring of physical health by encouraging a conversation between the practitioner and the patient about their physical health, identifying any unmet health needs or problems, and deciding together what actions to take. Another resource developed by Rethink Mental Health is free e-learning training for mental health professionals which offers information and advice on some of the key health risks affecting people with mental illness. |
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assessment; health care; instruments; mental health problems; physical illness; training materials; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=e5e4ca71-d6ad-43ed-a52d-b71dbea6ca2e |
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