| Schizophrenia: medical illness, mortality, and aging. | |
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PMID: 22073763 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: Schizophrenia is a devastating and common psychiatric disorder which is associated with a high degree of medical morbidity and reduced life span in addition to psychosis. In this article, these problems will be discussed in the context of schizophrenia and aging. METHOD: The recent literature was reviewed using Pubmed, Medline, and Google scholar with the search terms "schizophrenia, aging, medical problems." RESULTS: Schizophrenia is associated with significant medical morbidity and mortality. Diabètes and cardiovascular disease, along with smoking and obesity, are over-represented and contribute to reduced quality of life and life span. Schizophrenics often receive poor medical care. CONCLUSIONS: The impacts of schizophrenia on physical health and successful aging have been underestimated. Psychiatrists and primary care physicians need to address the overlapping medical and psychiatric aspects of the disorder while the medical care system for these patients requires a much higher degree of coordination than is currently available. |
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David A Casey; Mercedes Rodriguez; Colleen Northcott; Garry Vickar; Lina Shihabuddin |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of psychiatry in medicine Volume: 41 ISSN: 0091-2174 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Psychiatry Med Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-11-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0365646 Medline TA: Int J Psychiatry Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 245-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. david.casey@louisville.edu |
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