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Health Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness: Family Medicine's Role

Nancy E. Morden, Lisa A. Mistler, William B. Weeks and Stephen J. Bartels
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2009, 22 (2) 187-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080059
Nancy E. Morden
Department of Community and Family Medicine (NEM, WBW), Dartmouth Medical School, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH
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Lisa A. Mistler
Department of Psychiatry (LAM, WBW), Dartmouth Medical School, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH
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William B. Weeks
Department of Community and Family Medicine (NEM, WBW), Dartmouth Medical School, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH
Department of Psychiatry (LAM, WBW), Dartmouth Medical School, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH
VA National Center for Patient Safety, White River Junction, VT (WBW)
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Stephen J. Bartels
Centers for Senior Health and Aging, Lebanon, NH (SJB)
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    Table 1.

    Minimal Monitoring Protocol for People Taking Second-Generation Antipsychotics5

    Baseline4 Weeks8 Weeks12 WeeksQuarterlyAnnuallyEvery 5 Years
    Personal/family historyxx
    Weight (BMI)xxxxx
    Waist circumferencexx
    Blood pressurexxx
    Fasting glucosexxx
    Fasting lipidsxxx
    • *More frequent assessment may be warranted based on clinical status.

    • BMI, body mass index.

    • Copyright © 2004 American Diabetes Association. From Diabetes Care®, Vol. 27, 2004; 596–601. Reprinted with permission from The American Diabetes Association.

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    Table 2.

    Second-Generation Antipsychotics and Metabolic Derangement5

    DrugWeight GainRisk for DiabetesWorsening Lipid Profile
    Clozapine+++++
    Olanzapine+++++
    Risperidone++DD
    Quetiapine++DD
    Aripiprazole*±––
    Ziprasidone*±––
    • ↵* Newer drugs with limited data.

    • +, increased effect (the more + symbols the greater the effect); –, no effect; D, discrepant results.

    • Copyright © 2004 American Diabetes Association. From Diabetes Care®, Vol. 27, 2004; 596–601. Reprinted with permission from The American Diabetes Association.

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    Table 3.

    Models to Improve Health and Health Care for People with Serious Mental Illness

    ModelDescriptionLimitationsSettingClinician Involvement
    Dually trained physicians48,49,57Physician trained in both psychiatric and physical medicine manages all careFew available, may not maintain sufficient skills for complex medical care, may not be optimal use of resourcesHigh concentration of medical comorbidity, eg, inpatient and chemical-dependency treatment centersHigh
    Physical medicine on-site consultation41,50Physical medicine clinician provides consultation and care within psychiatric clinic or inpatient settingExpensive unless volume is sufficient to fill consultant's scheduleConcentrated medical comorbidity, eg, inpatient and addiction centers or as outreach model for large clinics managing many SMI patients seen in limited number of psychiatric clinicsHigh
    Collaborative care45,51,52Frequent communication between mental and physical health care teamsRequires un-reimbursed communication time, added attention to HIPAA compliance, and supportive communication infrastructure (eg, secure e-mail, telephone access, medical record access)Financially and administratively integrated systems with shared medical records, eg, HMOs and VA, co-located clinicsIntermediate
    Case manager53,54Often a registered nurse who coordinates transportation and appointments, monitors health status and treatment adherenceTime intensive for nurse, potentially expensiveAny setting with sufficient volume of patientsLow
    Facilitated referral to primary care55,56Psychiatric care team facilitates access to primary care teamRequires sufficient primary care access in communityPrivate clinics, geographically dispersed practice locationsIntermediate
    • SMI, serious mental illness; HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; HMO, health maintenance organization; VA, Veteran's Association.

    • Adapted and expanded from framework of Druss and Bower.50,58

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