Published in:
01-03-2021 | Care | Concise Research Report
Serious Mental Illness in Primary Care: a National Physician Survey
Authors:
Emma E. McGinty, PhD, MS, Elizabeth M. Stone, MS, Gail L. Daumit, MD, MHS
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 3/2021
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Excerpt
People with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) like schizophrenia have 2–3 times greater mortality than the overall population due to high rates of poorly controlled medical conditions including cardiovascular disease.
1 Evidence shows sub-optimal care of medical conditions among many people with SMI.
2 Primary care physicians have an important role to play in improving receipt of guideline-concordant physical healthcare for people with SMI.
3 But little is known about PCPs’ views on caring for patients with SMI. …