Health-related lifestyle and perceived health among people with severe mental illness: Gender differences and degree of sense of coherence.

People with severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia or other long-term psychotic conditions, experience an increased risk of physical ill health and premature death, with an average life expectancy 10 –25 years shorter than the general population (Laursen, Munk-Olsen,& Vestergaard, 2012). This higher risk of morbidity and mortality for people with SMI is related to the increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome (McDaid& Smyth, 2015). The prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases among people with SMI is greater than in the general population (Lahti et al., 2012; Stubbs, Vancampfort, De Hert,& Mitchell, 2015).

Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - December 19, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Sofie Lundstr öm, Henrika Jormfeldt, Britt Hedman Ahlström, Ingela Skärsäter Source Type: research