Implementing Metabolic Risk Assessment in a Secondary Care Mental Health Service

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe a metabolic risk assessment programme that was established by community mental health teams working within one locality of a District Health Board in Auckland. Conclusions: Physical health disparities between people with serious mental illness and th...

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Published in:Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2010-08, Vol.18 (4), p.318-321
Main Authors: Dunbar, Lucy, Wheeler, Amanda, Harrison, Jeff, Brandt, Theo, Pulford, Justin, Condell, Wanda, Stoepker, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - metabolism
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Community Mental Health Services - methods
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus - metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus - prevention & control
Female
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - metabolism
Mental Disorders - therapy
Middle Aged
New Zealand - epidemiology
Program Development - methods
Risk Assessment
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Summary:Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe a metabolic risk assessment programme that was established by community mental health teams working within one locality of a District Health Board in Auckland. Conclusions: Physical health disparities between people with serious mental illness and the general population are of great concern. We have described a systematic way to engage with clients about the prevention of two important contributors to these disparities: cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Around 15% of all adult service users of the mental health service in the locality attended this metabolic risk assessment clinic in the first 12 months of its operation.
ISSN:1039-8562
1440-1665
DOI:10.3109/10398561003692563