Healio (7/19, Gramigna) reports, “Individuals with mental disorders, particularly those with schizophrenia, received less screening and lower-quality treatment for cardiovascular disease,” investigators concluded in a systematic review and meta-analysis that “included 47 studies with a total of 24,400,452 individuals, of whom 1,283,602 had mental disorders.” The findings were published online July 14 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
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— “Individuals With Mental Disorders May Receive Less Screening, Lower-Quality Treatment For Cardiovascular Disease, Systematic Review Suggests “Joe Gramigna, Healio, July 19, 2021