Editorial: Reducing the Mortality Gap in People With Severe Mental Disorders: The Role of Lifestyle Psychosocial Interventions

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
³ Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programs, Geneva, Switzerland.

Editorial

Andrea Fiorillo et al. Front Psychiatry. 2019.

. 2019 Jun 20:10:434.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00434. eCollection 2019.

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
³ Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programs, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Keywords: comorbidity; excess mortality; healthy behaviors; psychosocial interventions; severe mental disorders.

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