Review of the evidence: prevalence of medical conditions in the United States population with serious mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Persons with serious mental illness (SMI) have high rates of premature mortality from preventable medical conditions, but this group is underrepresented in epidemiologic surveys and we lack national estimates of the prevalence of conditions such as obesity and diabetes in this group. We performed a comprehensive review to synthesize estimates of the prevalence of 15 medical conditions among the population with SMI.

Method

We reviewed studies published in the peer-reviewed literature from January 2000 to August 2012. Studies were included if they assessed prevalence in a sample of 100 or more United States (US) adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Results

A total of 57 studies were included in the review. For most medical conditions, the prevalence

SUBMITTER: Janssen EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4663043 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature