The Physical health framework is the first of its kind in Victoria. It describes a range of initiatives for mental health organisations and clinicians to work in partnership with consumers and carers to discuss physical health in the context of a recovery plan.
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WHO guidelines: Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders
Resource | 2018
WHO has released, for the first time, evidence-based guidelines on management of physical conditions in adults with severe mental disorders.
Australia’s Mental and Physical Health Tracker
Resource | 2018
Australia’s Mental and Physical Health Tracker is the first Australian study to quantify the risks of physical health conditions contributing to a wide range of mental health conditions including anxiety and depression.
Equally Well Consensus Statement
Resource | 2017
Equally Well aims to improve the quality of life of people living with mental illness by providing equal access to quality health care. The Equally Well Consensus Statement outlines six essential elements that provide guidance to health services.
Keeping Body and Mind Together - Improving the physical health of people with mental illness
Resource | 2015
This RANZCP report is one in a series that examines the barriers to health care for people with both mental and physical illness, and what can be done to reduce these barriers.
National Health Survey: Mental Health and co-existing physical health conditions
Resource | 2015
This publication provides a cross-section of results from the National Health Survey, 2014-15. It provides an overview of selected characteristics of people with co-existing health conditions, in particular, people with co-existing mental and physical health conditions.