Medical Complications of Psychiatric Illness

by James L. Roerig, Claire Pomeroy, James E. Mitchell, et al.

Psychiatric patients have an increased rate of morbidity and mortality due to physical illnesses. Distressingly, psychiatrists fail to recognize these comorbid medical illnesses in nearly half of all cases. All too often, the physical illness may be causing or exacerbating the psychiatric symptoms. Furthermore, the psychiatric condition itself and iatrogenic complications of medication or other treatments can result in serious medical pathology.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880488077
• ISBN13: 9780880488075
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher