Implications In Mental Health Practice Flashcards
What is the comparison with BMI in people with schizophrenia and people without schizophrenia?
Less people with schizophrenia are underweight than those without schizophrenia.
Less people with schizophrenia have an acceptable BMI range than those that do not have schizophrenia.
More people with schizophrenia are over weight compared to people that do not have schizophrenia.
Significantly more people are obese that have schizophrenia in comparison to those that do not have schizophrenia.
Why are people with mental illness more likely to develop heart problems?
Genetic disposition
They have poor ability to verbalise their physical health concerns
They have poor insight into physical illness
How much more likely are people with schizophrenia to die prematurely?
2-4 times more likely than the general population.
This is particularly evident in relation to a range of chronic physical illnesses such as cardiovascular disease.
Why are people with mental illness more likely to get physical illness?
Their conditions are more likely to go undetected and therefore untreated compared to the general population.
Service users report that their physical health is neglected once they have a mental health diagnosis.
Why are people on psychotropic medication sent for an ECG prior to commencing treatment?
To observe if there is a change in their normal ECG pattern whilst on the medication.
What is one of the reasons that people with mental health problems may develop cardiovascular disease more than the general population?
They have a lower stress threshold - stress is a contributory factor to heart problems
