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Interaction Between Race, Ethnicity, Severe Mental Illness, and Cardiovascular Disease

Severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, affect ≈1% of the population who, as a group, experience significant disadvantage in terms of physical health and reduced life expectancy. In this review, we explore the interaction between race, ethnicity, severe mental illness, an...

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Autores principales: O'Gallagher, Kevin, Teo, James TH., Shah, Ajay M., Gaughran, Fiona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9238657/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35699192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.025621
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Sumario:Severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, affect ≈1% of the population who, as a group, experience significant disadvantage in terms of physical health and reduced life expectancy. In this review, we explore the interaction between race, ethnicity, severe mental illness, and cardiovascular disease, with a focus on cardiovascular care pathways. Finally, we discuss strategies to investigate and address disparities in cardiovascular care for patients with severe mental illness.