This is a report by the King’s Fund Centre for Mental Health from 2012.[1] Many people with long-term physical health conditions also have mental health problems. These lead to significantly poorer health outcomes and reduced quality of life. Costs to the health care system are significant – by interacting with and exacerbating physical illness, co-morbid…
This is a Cochrane review of thirty-five studies with 10,703 participants (median follow-up was 12 months). [1] Psychological interventions led to a reduction in cardiovascular mortality (relative risk 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.63 to 0.98) and improved depressive symptoms (standardised mean difference [SMD] –0.27, 95% CI –0.39 to –0.15), anxiety (SMD –0.24, 95% CI…
This study from Nottingham screened general medical and trauma orthopaedic admissions aged 70 or older for mental health problems.[1] Those screening positive were invited to undergo further assessment and were interviewed to complete further health status measurements. Of 1,004 patients screened, 36% had no mental health problems or had anxiety alone. Of those screening positive…
This is an American study analysing admissions data of 160,169 patients admitted between 2009 and 2011 with a diagnosis of HF, AMI, or pneumonia. [1] Approximately 18% of all individuals with hospitalizations for HF, AMI, and pneumonia were readmitted within 30 days. The rate of readmission was 5% greater for individuals with psychiatric comorbidity compared…
These data are excerpt from a 2018 Parliamentary Report. [1] 1 in 6 people aged over 16 experienced a common mental disorder (CMD) in the last week. Around 1 million people received psychological therapy for a common mental disorder through the IAPT (Adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) programme in 2016/17 and 1 million people…
