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Solutions For Wellness: Outcome Review And Analysis Of A Healthy Lifestyle Group, Gary Burlingame, Valerie King, Rebecca Janis
Solutions For Wellness: Outcome Review And Analysis Of A Healthy Lifestyle Group, Gary Burlingame, Valerie King, Rebecca Janis
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Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience a notably decreased life span due, in part to a metabolic syndrome linked to psychotropic medications commonly prescribed to SMI patients. Eli Lilly’s Solutions for Wellness (SFW) program was designed to address some of the risk factors (e.g., weight, diet, lifestyle) that exacerbate the metabolic syndrome in SMI outpatients. However, there is limited data as to the effectiveness of the SFW program for hospitalized SMI patients. We replicate and compare SFW outcomes from an inpatient SMI population treated at the Utah State Hospital with previous research that tested an abbreviated SFW curriculum of …
Prevention Strategies And Mental Health In Vietnam, Edward Cohen
Prevention Strategies And Mental Health In Vietnam, Edward Cohen
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This paper addresses the current state of mental health services in Vietnam and provides recommendations for improving the care of people with mental illness. Vietnam’s mental health problems are as prevalent as anywhere else in the world. The country has recently begun an initiative to reform mental health care by improving community-based services for people with serious mental illness. However, mental illness has not been a part of public discourse in Vietnam. There is little recognition of prevalent common mental illnesses (such as depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse) and the care of people with serious mental illnesses relies on either …