Tuesday 4 December 2012

People with severe mental health problems 'miss out'

A paper published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found that the severely mentally ill are not given the treatment they require for physical illnesses.

Researchers from the University of Leicester looked at 61 studies and discovered that mentally ill people had less chance of getting medication for conditions such as high blood pressure.

The studies included a wide range of conditions including arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis and HIV.

Full Article on Healthcare Today

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