The aims of this study were to investigate secular trends and distribution of body mass index (BMI) among individuals with bipolar disorders and the general population between 2008 and 2019. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Schizophrenia is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), although there is variation in risk among individuals. There are indications of shared genetic etiology between schizophrenia and CVD, but the nature of the overlap remains unclear. The aim of this study was to fill this gap in knowledge. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Aim(s): To: (1) explore current best practices for hospital-acquired pressure injury prevention in high BMI patients; (2) summarize nurses' experiences in preventing and managing them; (3) explore the association between a high BMI and occurrence and severity of pressure injury.
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There are high levels of comorbidity between mental health and somatic diagnoses. Clinicians must avoid misattributing service users’ new symptoms to the original diagnosis, whilst also being aware of diagnostic overshadowing. These could be indicating a comorbid diagnoses that needs identifying, and without this identification the complexities of each case overall cannot be addressed. Clinicians and service providers should also be aware of the complexities comorbidities create for individuals and their carers, and should aim to provide (or signpost to) cross-sector support where possible.
Clinical guidelines recommend providing physical activity interventions (PAIs) to people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder for weight management. However, the cost-effectiveness of PAIs is unknown. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The integration of smoking cessation treatment in NHS Talking Therapies would help people with mental health conditions who smoke receive evidence-based support for both at the same time and location. However, more funding and staffing of these talking therapies would be necessary if the intervention was implemented. There are already long-wait times of twenty-three weeks (162 days) for an initial consultation for NHS Talking Therapies (NHS, n.d.). Making another population eligible for these services would potentially overwhelm these services and increase wait times. With the evidence in mind, it would be useful for clinicians to gather information on smoking and substance use during the initial mental health assessment and inform their practice.
Massage therapy has recognised psychological benefits, yet it is rarely used in forensic mental health settings. .... Seated chair massage was found to have overwhelmingly positive effects in the short term and the authors concluded that it is a low-risk, boundaried and appropriate complementary therapy intervention for patients in forensic mental health settings.
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Although efforts from within mental health contexts are fundamental, it is also essential that a collaborative interdisciplinary approach is taken to address the “multifactorial nature of risk” for premature mortality due to suicide and physical health comorbidities.
Accordingly, efforts to address premature mortality require a multi-systems approach. Governments, funders, and policymakers need to acknowledge this as a priority area and dedicate sufficient funding.
The burden of dental diseases is significantly higher in people with psychiatric and substance-use disorders, and particularly those with SMI compared to the general population.
The objective of the present study was to systematically review the existing literature for studies examining the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and stroke risk and perform a meta-analysis to obtain a pooled risk estimate describing the association.