Disparities in Screening and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Mental Disorders Across the World: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 47 Observational Studies

CONCLUSIONS: People with mental disorders, and those with schizophrenia in particular, receive less screening and lower-quality treatment for CVD. It is of paramount importance to address underprescribing of CVD medications and underutilization of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures across all mental disorders.PMID:34256605 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21010031

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - July 14, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marco Solmi Jess Fiedorowicz Laura Poddighe Marco Delogu Alessandro Miola Anne H øye Ina H Heiberg Brendon Stubbs Lee Smith Henrik Larsson Rubina Attar Ren é E Nielsen Samuele Cortese Jae Il Shin Paolo Fusar-Poli Joseph Firth Lakshmi N Yatham Andre F Ca Source Type: research