Systematic review and meta-analysis finds increased risks of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in severe mental illness, highlighting critical physical health needs.
Diabetes (but not hypertension) is more common in SMI. Data on other risk factors were limited by poor quality or inconsistent research findings, but a small number of studies show greater prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in SMI.
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