Homesick: residential and care patterns in patients with severe mental illness

Homesick: residential and care patterns in patients with severe mental illness

BACKGROUND Changes in the residential and care settings of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) are a concern because of the large variety of possible negative consequences. This study describes patterns of changes in the residential and care settings of SMI patients and explores associations between these changes, sociodemographics, and clinical characteristics. METHODS From January 200...

Obesity in patients with severe mental illness: overview and management.

Severe mental illness and obesity are each serious public health problems that overlap to a clinically significant extent. Unfortunately, some of the most effective medications for severe mental illness are associated with the greatest weight gain, and the most effective strategy for severe obesity, bariatric surgery, is a treatment of last resort. First-line medication choices for patients wit...

Systematic monitoring of needs for care and global outcomes in patients with severe mental illness

BACKGROUND It was hypothesised that the introduction of tools that allow clinicians to assess patients' needs and to negotiate treatment (Cumulative Needs for Care Monitor; CNCM), would be associated with global outcome improvements in patients diagnosed with severe mental illness. METHODS The CNCM was introduced in one region in South Limburg (The Netherlands) in 1998 (REGION-1998) and in th...

Editorial: New Models of Care for Patients with Severe Mental Illness—Bridging In- and Outpatients

The meaning of work in people with severe mental illness (SMI) in Iran

  Background: Work is the key component for most people in regard to financial, social and wellbeing matters. Employment is an important factor underpinning mental health disorders. However, unemployment remains an unsolved issue worldwide. Numerous studies have focused on employment outcomes in people with severe mental illness (SMI) but, only a few have explored their perspective on employmen...