by Stefan Leucht, Tonja Burkard, John H. Henderson, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius · CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780521882644
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«Physical Illness and Schizophrenia» is the medical essay by Stefan Leucht and others, from Cambridge University Press, in paperback (208 pages, in English).
The work brings together the scientific evidence on the higher prevalence of physical illnesses in people with schizophrenia, a disorder affecting about 1% of the world population and whose mortality is double that of the general population. Its epidemiological data aim to improve clinical awareness and treatment of these patients.
The subtitle is A Review of the Evidence. The work is the first volume in a series dedicated to the recognition of physical health in people with mental disorders.
Aimed at mental health professionals, family doctors, service managers and health policy makers.
Norman Sartorius is a German-Croatian psychiatrist and university professor. Sartorius is a former director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Division of Mental Health, and a former president of the World Psychiatric Association and of the European Psychiatric Association. He has been described as "one of the most prominent and influential psychiatrists of his generation" and as a "living legend".
