Abstract
People with serious mental illness (SMI) face a striking mortality disparity of 10 to 28 years as compared to the general population, largely attributable to chronic and preventable disease. In this article, we highlight a few practical steps that individual psychiatrists can take to implement recommended screening, monitoring, and treatment strategies for metabolic risk parameters as well as guidance for promoting tobacco cessation. We introduce several selected multicomponent behavioral interventions with demonstrated effectiveness for obesity and diabetes in this population. The article closes with a brief overview of organizational models for collaborative care and reverse integrated care, which aim to improve health outcomes for those with SMI through a team-based approach to medical and psychiatric care—such models may be considered by service providers at the institutional level. [ Psychiatr Ann . 2021;51(6):261–265.]
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