Journal article
Physical health among people with serious mental illness in the face of COVID-19: Concerns and mitigation strategies
Abstract
COVID-19 can worsen the physical health of individuals with serious mental illness, a vulnerable group already facing physical health disparities. COVID-19 is further reducing access to physical health care due to shutdown of services deemed "non-urgent" and overcrowding of emergency services. Management of chronic diseases, highly prevalent in this group, is undermined due to exacerbation of psychiatric disorders, reduction in availability of …
Authors
Melamed OC; Hahn MK; Agarwal SM; Taylor VH; Mulsant BH; Selby P
Journal
General Hospital Psychiatry, Vol. 66, , pp. 30–33
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.06.013
ISSN
0163-8343