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Is somatic health screening in patients with severe mental illness of added value?
Fenneke M van Hasselt1, Celine S M Thier, Eric van Rijswijk
1Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care, Groningen University, Groningen, the Netherlands; GGZWestelijk Noord-Brabant, Mental Health Hospital, Halsteren, the Netherlands.
Purpose:
To evaluate the added value of somatic screening for patients with severe mental illness over regular care.
Design And Methods:
We compared the information on somatic health problems collected by screening with the general practitioner (GP) files (n = 118).
Findings:
The mean number of somatic health problems detected with somatic health screening was significantly higher than those noted in GP records (p < .01).
Practice Implications:
Somatic health screening is an addition to the care provided by the GP. Advanced mental health nurses can play a key role in somatic health screening and initiating further cooperation and communication of GP and mental health care.
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