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Understanding schizophrenia and diabetes

Understanding schizophrenia and diabetes
Understanding schizophrenia and diabetes
Alongside other risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes, the presence of severe mental illness is often overlooked. A person with schizophrenia has a two to four times greater risk of developing diabetes than the general population and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is between 15 and 18% in the schizophrenia population. A full understanding of this issue is vital
1750-8460
485-488
Dinan, Ted
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Peveler, Robert
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Holt, Richard
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Dinan, Ted
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Peveler, Robert
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Holt, Richard
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Dinan, Ted, Peveler, Robert and Holt, Richard (2004) Understanding schizophrenia and diabetes. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 65 (8), 485-488.

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Abstract

Alongside other risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes, the presence of severe mental illness is often overlooked. A person with schizophrenia has a two to four times greater risk of developing diabetes than the general population and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is between 15 and 18% in the schizophrenia population. A full understanding of this issue is vital

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Published date: 2004

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Local EPrints ID: 25416
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/25416
ISSN: 1750-8460
PURE UUID: 376809bc-5fc5-4d06-9fd3-a8457927a044
ORCID for Robert Peveler: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5596-9394
ORCID for Richard Holt: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-6744

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Date deposited: 07 Apr 2006
Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:48

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Author: Ted Dinan
Author: Robert Peveler ORCID iD
Author: Richard Holt ORCID iD

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