Cardiovascular risk screening of patients with serious mental illness or use of antipsychotics in family practice

Cardiovascular risk screening of patients with serious mental illness or use of antipsychotics in family practice

Abstract Background Patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and patients on antipsychotics (AP) have an elevated risk for cardiovascular diseases. In the Netherlands, the mental healthcare for these patients is increasingly taken care of by family practitioners (FP) as a result of a shift from se...

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Main Authors: Kirsti M. Jakobs, Anne Posthuma, Wim J. C. de Grauw, Bianca W. M. Schalk, Reinier P. Akkermans, Peter Lucassen, Tjard Schermer, Willem J. J. Assendelft, Marion J. C. Biermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Serious mental illness
Severe mental illness
Psychotic disorders
Cardiovascular risk
Antipsychotic agents
Screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01225-7

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