Primary care issues in patients with mental illness.

摘要: Family physicians commonly care for patients with serious mental illness. Patients psychotic and bipolar disorders have more comorbid medical conditions higher mortality rates than without Many medications prescribed illness significant metabolic cardiovascular adverse effects. treated second-generation antipsychotics should receive preventive counseling treatment obesity, hyperglycemia, diabetes, hyperlipidemia. First- been associated QT prolongation. common can interact antipsychotics, increasing the risk of cardiac arrhythmias sudden death. Drug interactions also lead to increased effects, or decreased drug levels, toxicity, failure. Physicians carefully consider risks benefits antipsychotic medications, patient be coordinated between primary health professionals prevent