Overlooked Population: Physical Health Care for Young, Non-Binary, and Rural Patients With Severe Mental Illness
Aims: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significant physical comorbidities, contributing to a 20-year gap in life expectancy compared with the general Australian population. However, disparities persist in how their physical healthcare needs are addressed in healthcare settings...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425100951/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significant physical comorbidities, contributing to a 20-year gap in life expectancy compared with the general Australian population. However, disparities persist in how their physical healthcare needs are addressed in healthcare settings. Recent full report from Unequally Unwell (2024) identifies age, gender and rurality as contributing factors to mortality in SMI patients, yet little research has examined how these factors influence access to physical healthcare. This study investigates whether age, gender and rurality predict healthcare engagement, specifically whether patients access their care and whether their physical health is addressed in general practitioner (GP) and psychiatric consultations. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |