Physical health ignored in people with mental illness
- Written by Simon Rosenbaum, Society For Mental Health Research Early Career Fellow, UNSW Australia
The physical health of people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is often overshadowed by their mental health issues.from www.shutterstock.com/igorstevanovicAustralians with serious mental illness are living on average for 10-32 years less than the rest of the population, mainly due to preventable and treatable diseases like diabetes. No...
