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A Model of Enhanced Primary Care for Patients with Severe Mental Illness

Author(s) -

Jacob Perrin,

Brie Reimann,

Jeff Capobianco,

Jack Todd Wahrenberger,

Brian Sheitman,

Beat Steiner

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

north carolina medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 2379-4313

pISSN - 0029-2559

DOI - 10.18043/ncm.79.4.240

Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , primary care , mental illness , mental health , psychiatry , family medicine , environmental health , population

Life expectancy and other outcomes for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) are unacceptably poor, largely due to a high prevalence of poorly controlled chronic diseases, high rates of tobacco use, and low rates of preventive care services. Since many of these illnesses are effectively treated in primary care settings, integrating primary care with behavioral health care is necessary to narrow health disparities for patients with SMI.

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