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Capella University
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Adults with severe mental health disorders are at a much greater risk of developing additional physical health complications. These comorbidities may include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and respiratory illnesses. Evidence highlights that individuals with chronic psychiatric conditions have a reduced life expectancy, often 15–20 years shorter than the general population (Nielsen et al., 2021). Such disparities are frequently linked to lifestyle behaviors, barriers to accessing preventive healthcare, and medication side effects.
To address these risks, healthcare providers in acute settings should implement structured physical health monitoring and lifestyle support programs. Key best practices include:
Intervention | Details |
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Routine Physical Health Checks | Regular assessments such as BMI monitoring, blood pressure checks, glucose levels, lipid profiles, and smoking status evaluations. |
Lifestyle Interventions | Patients should have access to smoking cessation programs, structured exercise routines, and nutritional counseling. Encouraging a balanced diet, physical activity, and tobacco cessation significantly improves both physical and psychological well-being (Koomen et al., 2022). |
These approaches ensure that care coordination does not only focus on mental health stabilization but also integrates essential physical health management.
A mental illness is characterized by clinically significant disturbances in thinking, mood regulation, or behavior, often resulting from impaired biological, psychological, or developmental mechanisms (Stein et al., 2021). These disorders frequently interfere with an individual’s daily life, professional roles, and social functioning.
Statistics reveal the widespread impact of mental illness:
These numbers highlight the urgent need for structured care coordination and access to both preventative and treatment services.
Cultural beliefs, stigmatization, and misconceptions frequently delay or prevent individuals from seeking professional psychological care. These challenges may vary across communities, making cultural awareness an essential component of care planning.
These practices encourage inclusivity and ensure services remain relevant across diverse populations.
Psychosocial aspects of care include emotional health, behavioral stability, and social functioning. These factors influence how patients cope with stress, make decisions, and engage with their environment.
Practice | Application |
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Psychological Interventions | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates cognitive therapy and mindfulness strategies to reduce relapse in depression and improve coping (Gkintoni et al., 2025). |
Emotional Support & Coping | Providing structured coping mechanisms such as breathing exercises, yoga, or meditation can strengthen resilience and emotional regulation. |
Group Psychotherapy | Facilitates support through universality, trust, empathy, and shared experiences, leading to greater recovery outcomes (Marmarosh et al., 2022). |
Effective care coordination depends on connecting patients with local community-based resources.
Organization | Services Offered | Contact Information |
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Mental Health Association of Central Florida (MHACF) | Provides low-cost education programs, peer counseling, free therapy, and professional referrals. | Phone: 407-898-0110 Address: 605 E Robinson St., Suite 450, Orlando, FL 32801 (MHACF, 2025). |
Caron Florida | Offers individual and group therapy, CBT, DBT, medication management, and family education to ensure holistic treatment continuity. | Phone: 1-855-548-0352 Address: 7789 NW Beacon Square Blvd, Boca Raton, FL (Caron Florida, 2024). |
NAMI Florida | Provides advocacy, education, peer support, and community awareness programs for mental health. | Phone: 850-671-4445 Address: P.O. Box 302, Ocala, FL 34478 (NAMI Florida, 2025). |
Care Resource | Delivers accessible individual and group counseling, sliding-scale fee services, and grant-funded programs for uninsured patients. | Phone: 305-576-1234 Address: 3510 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33137 (Care Resource, 2025). |
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