Finally, the authors found that the rate of growth in mental health conditions as a primary diagnosis was significant among the uninsured, Medicare beneficiaries, and the privately insured, showing the emergency department is also serving as a place of care
for patients with mental illness.
«Because of the vulnerable nature
of patients with mental illness, such as their susceptibility for opioid dependency and abuse, this finding warrants urgent attention to determine if the risks associated with such prescribing are balanced with therapeutic benefits,» said study co-author Brian Sites, an anesthesiologist at Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center.
Researchers found that the gene XIST, which is responsible for inactivating one of the two copies of the X chromosome in cells that store genetic material, works overtime in
female patients with mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia.
Homicides committed
by patients with mental illness have received much media attention, but patients» risk of being victims of homicide and their relationship to the perpetrators has rarely been examined.
«However, most Candida infections can be treated in their early stages, and clinicians should make it a point to look out for these infections in
their patients with mental illness.»
Here,
a patient with mental illness is under restraint at Habeb Public Mental Hospital in Mogadishu.
Patients with mental illness may attribute greater benefits and reward value to smoking compared with patients without psychiatric disorders or may experience more difficult life circumstances, higher negative affect, or a relative lack of alternative rewards.
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.
The report recommends that
patients with mental illnesses or psychiatric conditions should not be excluded from eligibility as long as they are competent and meet the other criteria set out in law.