The health service contact patterns of people with psychotic and non-psychotic forms of severe mental illness in New South Wales, Australia: A record-linkage study

CONCLUSION: Findings from this study support the need for (a) the development of processes to support the physical health of people with severe mental illness, including those without psychosis; (b) a focus in mental health policy and service provision on people with complex support needs, and (c) improved implementation and testing of integrated models of care to improve health outcomes for all people experiencing severe mental illness.PMID:34256621 | DOI:10.1177/00048674211031483

Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - July 14, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rachael C Cvejic Preeyaporn Srasuebkul Adrian R Walker Simone Reppermund Julia M Lappin Jackie Curtis Katherine Samaras Kimberlie Dean Philip Ward Julian N Trollor Source Type: research