Chapter 33: Meeting the physical health needs of mental health service users
1. Which is not a factor in the reduced life expectancy for people with a range of mental illness diagnoses?
- Suicide
- Co-morbid physical illnesses
- Intelligence
- Accidents
2. What is not associated with insomnia?
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Weakened immune system
- Hearing loss
3. Of what magnitude is the rate of smoking for people with serious mental health problems compared to the general population?
- The same
- Less
- Three times as much
- Twice as much
4. What type of exercise may prevent weight gain and negative metabolic outcomes in the first few months of antipsychotic treatment?
- Intense structured exercise programme
- Regular walking
- Playing football for one hour a week
- Joining a walking group
5. What is not a consequence of stigma and social exclusion?
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Social isolation
- Good quality housing
6. Which of these statements is not the case about people with serious mental health problems attending primary care appointments?
- They have longer consultation times
- They attend more frequently than the general population
- They are reluctant to discuss physical health
- These represent about two thirds of all their health contacts
7. What is a major barrier for mental health service users attempting to have their holistic needs met?
- Fragmentation of services
- Insufficient scholarly evidence of physical health issues
- Lack of relevant policy
- Insufficient knowledge in the system of what could help