Monday, 25 October 2010
Guidelines to help people with mental health problems receive better medical treatment for their physical health will be launched at The University of Western Australia tomorrow.
As well as having markedly higher rates of many physical disorders, people with a severe mental illness are two-and-a-half times more likely to die from preventable physical illness than the general population.
The package of comprehensive guidelines and information relating to the physical healthcare of mental health consumers was put together by Senior Research Officer Susanne Stanley and Associate Professor Jonathan Laugharne, from UWA's School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.
WHAT: Launch of Clinical Guidelines for the Physical Care of Mental Health Consumers
WHEN: 12 noon, Tuesday, October 26, 2010
WHERE: Banquet Hall, The University Club, UWA
Media references
Susanne Stanley
(UWA School of Psychiatry (+61 8) 9431 3467 / (+61 4) 14 245 517
and Clinical Neurosciences)
Janine MacDonald
(UWA Public Affairs) (+61 8) 6488 5563 / (+61 4) 32 637 716
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