Peri O'Shea

Sharing physical healthcare between people diagnosed with severe mental illness, mental health services and primary care providers: an Australian example.

Background: People diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI) have a 13-30-year shorter life expectancy and higher rates of chronic disease than the general population in Australia [1] and internationally [2-5]. These health inequities are largely due to preventable physical health conditions [6], yet people diagnosed...