Sentences with phrase «illness than in the general population»

Type 2 diabetes has also been found to be up to 5 times more common in those with a serious mental illness than in the general population and screening of people with a serious mental illness should be prioritised.

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«The existing totality of evidence suggests an urgent need to increase the use of varenicline in the general population as well as in those with serious mental illness who on average die about 20 years earlier than the general population, in part, because their smoking rates may be as high as 75 percent,» said Hennekens.

Similarly, people with mental illness are more than twice as likely to smoke cigarettes as the general population, with estimated prevalence rates ranging between 45 to 88 per cent among people with schizophrenia, 58 to 90 per cent among those with bipolar disorder and 37 to 73 per cent among people with a major depressive disorder, compared to a rate of about 20 per cent in the general population.

«Despite significant progress made in reducing tobacco use within the general population, individuals with mental illness smoke at rates approximately twice that of adults without mental disorders and comprise more than half of nicotine - dependent smokers,» according to background information in the article.

Patients with mental illness are two and a half times more likely to be victims of homicide than people in the general population, according to a national study examining the characteristics of homicide victims across England and Wales, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

Nonetheless, results from our general population cohort extend the examination of XMRV in CFS to persons whose illness developed gradually, for the most part, rather than acutely.

Ten years ago, many professionals saw this type of coverage as more of a luxury than an important piece of protection; however, given the change in health insurance and the increased maximum out of pocket expenses and rising numbers of uninsured members of the general population, protecting yourself against the financial exposure of a serious illness or disease is more important than ever.

In Singapore, cancer is still seen as a terminal disease with little hope of recovery, and there is also a stigma against psychological counselling and psychiatric support, facilitated by the general stigma against mental illness amongt both patients and, paradoxically, healthcare professionals.67 Furthermore, a family - centred model of decision - making tends to be predominant in Asian populations, 68 and in Singapore this is further encouraged by public policy such as healthcare subsidies that are based on a calculation of the immediate family's total income, rather than individual income.69 Beliefs or expectations of the role that the family caregiver ought to play may thus exist and may influence the way individuals respond to the interventioIn Singapore, cancer is still seen as a terminal disease with little hope of recovery, and there is also a stigma against psychological counselling and psychiatric support, facilitated by the general stigma against mental illness amongt both patients and, paradoxically, healthcare professionals.67 Furthermore, a family - centred model of decision - making tends to be predominant in Asian populations, 68 and in Singapore this is further encouraged by public policy such as healthcare subsidies that are based on a calculation of the immediate family's total income, rather than individual income.69 Beliefs or expectations of the role that the family caregiver ought to play may thus exist and may influence the way individuals respond to the interventioin Asian populations, 68 and in Singapore this is further encouraged by public policy such as healthcare subsidies that are based on a calculation of the immediate family's total income, rather than individual income.69 Beliefs or expectations of the role that the family caregiver ought to play may thus exist and may influence the way individuals respond to the interventioin Singapore this is further encouraged by public policy such as healthcare subsidies that are based on a calculation of the immediate family's total income, rather than individual income.69 Beliefs or expectations of the role that the family caregiver ought to play may thus exist and may influence the way individuals respond to the intervention.

Alex, who is also one of the Hunter Institute's LGBTI Champions, said: «The rates of mental illness, suicide attempts and self harm for LGBTI people are consistently higher than much of the general Australian population which shows that while much has been done in improving the mental health and welling being of the LGBTI people ongoing work in this area is vital.