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Scoping review of research in A ustralia on the co‐occurrence of physical and serious mental illness and integrated care
Author(s) -
Happell Brenda,
Galletly Cherrie,
Castle David,
PlataniaPhung Chris,
Stanton Robert,
Scott David,
McKenna Brian,
Millar Freyja,
Liu Dennis,
Browne Matthew,
Furness Trentham
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/inm.12142
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , mental illness , mental health , multidisciplinary approach , medicine , health care , systematic review , psychology , medline , psychiatry , nursing , political science , law
The physical health of people with serious mental illness ( SMI ) has become a focal area of research. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the attention and distribution of research from within A ustralia on physical illness and SMI co‐occurrence, and to identify gaps. A scoping review of peer‐reviewed research literature from A ustralia, published between J anuary 2000 and M arch 2014, was undertaken through an electronic literature search and coding of papers to chart trends. Four trends are highlighted: (i) an almost threefold increase in publications per year from 2000–2006 to 2007–2013; (ii) a steady release of literature reviews, especially from 2010; (iii) health‐related behaviours, smoking, integrated‐care programmes, and antipsychotic side‐effects as the most common topics presented; and (iv) paucity of randomized, controlled trials on integrated‐care models. Despite a marked increase in research attention to poorer physical health, there remains a large gap between research and the scale of the problem previously identified. More papers were descriptive or reviews, rather than evaluations of interventions. To foster more research, 12 research gaps are outlined. Addressing these gaps will facilitate the reduction of inequalities in physical health for people with SMI. Mental health nurses are well placed to lead multidisciplinary, consumer‐informed research in this area.