27. PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE PREMATURE MORTALITY AND IMPROVE HEALTH IN PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: OUTCOMES IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS

摘要

Adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) die an alarming 28.5 years earlier, on average, than do adults with no mental disorder, most often from co-morbid medical conditions (e.g., heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and pulmonary disease). The cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs) that contribute to these diseases and early mortality—smoking, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, low physical activity, substance use, poor fitness and diet—are also more common in this population, and their onset is typically earlier, yet they frequently go undetected.