Utilization of a Cardiometabolic Health Nurse – a Novel Strategy to Manage Comorbid Physical and Mental Illness

Background Comorbid chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, and type 2 diabetes are common among people with serious mental illness. Management of comorbid illness in the mental health setting is sometimes ad hoc and poorly delivered. Use of a cardiometabolic healt...

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Main Authors: Brenda Happell, Robert Stanton, David Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Comorbidity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15256/joc.2014.4.36