Reviving the 'double jeopardy' hypothesis: physical health inequalities, ethnicity and severe mental illness.
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چکیده
People with severe mental illness (SMI) experience a reduction in life expectancy of 15-20 years. Physical health and mortality experience may be even worse for ethnic minority groups with SMI, but evidence is limited. We suggest clinical, policy and research recommendations to address this inequality.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 209 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016