Health status of young adults with serious mental illness enrolled in integrated care.
Mary F BrunetteMinda A GowartyAshley E Gaughan-MaherSarah I PrattKelly A AschbrennerSheila Considine-SweenyJennifer ElliottMargaret AlmeidaAlicia M L'EsperancePublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2022)
Young people with SMI newly enrolled in integrated care had high rates of smoking, obesity, hypertension, and other cardio-metabolic abnormalities contributing to high risk for future disease. Research is needed to examine appealing, scalable interventions to improve health, reduce unnecessary medical care, and prevent disparate chronic disease in this group.
Keyphrases
- mental illness
- healthcare
- young adults
- mental health
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- blood pressure
- public health
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- pain management
- physical activity
- affordable care act
- weight loss
- health information
- current status
- weight gain
- body mass index
- risk assessment
- childhood cancer