Module introduction

Dr Steve Brown discusses the excess mortality of people with severe mental illness and gives a further outline of this module.

 

 

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Learning outcomes

 

By the end of this module we hope you will be able to:

 

  • understand the scope and causes of the most common physical health issues in people with severe mental illness

 

  • know the physical health monitoring needs of people with serious mental illness

 

  • prescribe psychotropic drugs safely.

 

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