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  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significant psychosocial impairment.
  • SMI is associated with substantial physical health risks and a reduced life expectancy of 10-20 years.
  • Common medical comorbidities in SMI patients include cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss common medical comorbidities in patients with severe mental illness (SMI).
  • To highlight clinical aspects of these comorbidities relevant to psychiatric practice.
  • To outline potentials for improving curative and preventive healthcare for SMI patients.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current scientific and clinical knowledge on somatic health in SMI patients.
  • Focus on clinical aspects relevant to everyday psychiatric practice.
  • Identification of interactions between physical and mental health.

Main Results:

  • SMI patients have significantly shortened life expectancy (1-2 decades).
  • Key comorbidities include cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic disorders.
  • Evidence shows close interactions between physical and mental health.

Conclusions:

  • Compromised physical health is a major challenge for patients with SMI.
  • Improving physical health care for SMI patients is essential.
  • Further conceptual development in psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychosomatic medicine is needed to address these challenges.