Medical Illness and Schizophrenia

Resource Type

Book

Description

"The life expectancy of patients with schizophrenia is approximately 20% shorter than that of the general population. Lifestyle choices, effects of medications, poor self-care, barriers to treatment?all contribute to medical problems that increase the severity of psychopathology, reduce quality of life, and lead to premature death in patients with schizophrenia."--(www.appi.org)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

1585621064

Authors

Henry A. Nasrallah M.D., Jonathan M. Meyer M.D.

Publication

2003 American Psychiatric Publishing

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