Undetected comorbidities in older adults with serious mental illness, and opportunities for screening – A cross-sectional study from Kerala
The lower prevalence of self-reported comorbidity in our study indicates that comorbidities among the OASMI often go undetected. To address this issue, we propose that their contact with the healthcare system/provider must be utilized for comorbidities screening, and awareness on this created among all stakeholders. Implementing targeted screening for high-risk OASMI groups identified in our study can help narrow their mortality gap.
Authors
- Neethu Mohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4208-6565)
- Harish M Tharayil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9933-2229)
- Jayakrishnan Thavody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4557-9795)
- Priya Chandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0216-6954)
- Shibu Kumar
- Smita N. Deshpande
- C. M. Sujina
- Anusha Prabakarana
- C. B. Sooria
Institutions
- Government Medical College (IN)
- St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences (IN)
- Government Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_360_24
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00