Psychiatry's Role in Improving the Physical Health of Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the American Psychiatric Association

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201700359

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. 2018 Mar 1;69(3):254-256.

doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700359. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Psychiatry's Role in Improving the Physical Health of Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the American Psychiatric Association

Benjamin G Druss¹, Lydia Chwastiak¹, John Kern¹, Joseph J Parks¹, Martha C Ward¹, Lori E Raney¹

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¹ Dr. Druss is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, and Dr. Ward is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta. Dr. Chwastiak and Dr. Kern are with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Parks is with the National Council for Behavioral Health, Washington, D.C. Dr. Raney is with Health Management Associates, Dolores, Colorado. Dr. Druss and Gail L. Daumit, M.D., M.H.S., are editors of this column.

PMID: 29385957
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700359

Review

Psychiatry's Role in Improving the Physical Health of Patients With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the American Psychiatric Association

Benjamin G Druss et al. Psychiatr Serv. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 1;69(3):254-256.

doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700359. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Authors

Benjamin G Druss¹, Lydia Chwastiak¹, John Kern¹, Joseph J Parks¹, Martha C Ward¹, Lori E Raney¹

Affiliation

¹ Dr. Druss is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, and Dr. Ward is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta. Dr. Chwastiak and Dr. Kern are with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Parks is with the National Council for Behavioral Health, Washington, D.C. Dr. Raney is with Health Management Associates, Dolores, Colorado. Dr. Druss and Gail L. Daumit, M.D., M.H.S., are editors of this column.

PMID: 29385957
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700359

Abstract

The American Psychiatric Association Integrated Care Workgroup recently convened an expert panel charged with addressing the role of psychiatry in improving the physical health of persons with serious mental illness. The group reviewed the peer-reviewed and gray literature and developed a set of recommendations grounded in this review. This column summarizes the panel's primary findings and recommendations to key stakeholders, including clinicians, health care organizations, researchers, and policy makers.

Keywords: Medical morbidity; Public policy; mortality.

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