Common diagnosis used

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Common diagnosis used

• Mood disorders incl Depression
• 
  Bi-Polar
• Neurotic disorders incl Anxiety
• OCD
• 
  Phobia
• PTSD
• Psychotic disorders incl Schizophrenia
• Personality disorder
• Organic incl Dementias
• Brain damage

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The Mental Health - Mental Illness Continuum

• Symptom free/
• Under control

Increase in Meds/Support/ Hospitalisation
Distress/ Symptoms emerging
Problem to self/Family/ Others
Everybody constantly moves along a continuum of
Mental Health/illness
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Health inequalities of people with a Severe
Mental Illness

• CVD 4 times higher
• Obesity weight gain
• Type 2 Diabetes 5 times more common
• Smoking Between 62-81
• Cancer Emerging evidence particularly bowel
  cancer
• People with SMI die on average 10 years earlier
  than counterparts

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Improve the physical health and wellbeing of
people with a Severe Mental Illness Ensure
that people with SMI are inclusive of all health
initiatives currently in place or being
developed Ensuring equity of access to all
health services
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Look After Myself Programme
L.A.M.P

• 12 Week Programme for Service Users who are
  seeking to make changes to their lifestyle but
  need some support.
• Health information provided at an
  appropriate levelthat focuses on the main
  Public Health targets
• The emphasis is on linking people into
  mainstream services.
• Referrals accepted from
• GP following annual health check
• CMHT
• Self referral

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• Healthy eating
• Exercise
• Oral health
• Medication Symptom Management
• Increasing Self esteem Confidence

• Cytology/Breast screening/Well man
• Goal setting
• Alcohol drugs
• Smoking
• Borough wide health initiatives

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Essential to aid peoples recovery and improve
quality of life

• Social networks
• Access to healthcare
• Employment opportunities
• Chance to talk to someone express their feelings