Medical Illness and Schizophrenia

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Jonathan M. Meyer, Henry A. Nasrallah
American Psychiatric Pub., 2003 - Medical - 242 pages
Lifestyle choices, effects of medications, poor self-care, and barriers to treatment of physical illness often compromise the health of patients with schizophrenia - increasing the severity of their psychopathology, reducing quality of life, and leading to premature death. This text seeks to reflect a growing awareness of the importance of providing better medical assessment and treatment to improve outcomes. Since community health centres are most often the focus for care - and psychiatrists are often the de facto primary care providers -the volume underscores the need to improve public health services for this underserved population.

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