Physical Illness and Schizophrenia

A Review of the Evidence

By: Stefan Leucht, Tonja Burkard, John H. Henderson, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius

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It is well established that people suffering from schizophrenia have a higher prevalence of serious physical illness and a higher mortality than the general population.

This book provides the first comprehensive and systematic review of current research evidence on the prevalence of physical diseases in people with schizophrenia, a disorder afflicting approximately 1% of the global population, and a group with mortality rates twice as high as the general population.

The epidemiological data described in this book will provide the basis for improved awareness of these problems and better treatment for patients. This is the first in a series of books addressing an issue emerging as a priority in the mental health field : the timely and proper recognition of physical health problems in people with mental disorders.

They should be read by policy makers, service managers, mental health professionals and general practitioners.

About the Author

Stefan is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in the Technical University, Munich, Germany.

Tonja Burkard has recently graduated in Medicine from the Technical University, Munich, Germany.

John Henderson is a retired Consultant Psychiatrist.

Mario Maj is Professor of Psychiatry and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Italy.

Norman Sartorius is President of the International Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University, St Louis, USA. In addition, he is part time Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Zagreb and Visiting Professor of Psychiatry at the Universities of Beijing, London and Prague.

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'... a quick and easy reference guide and a good starting point for trainees and readers interested in co-morbidity...' Journal of Psychological Medicine 'This book is well worth looking at: a forceful reminder to clinicians not to focus too narrowly on the mental disorders of patients who are twice as likely to be suffering from something else as well.' Journal of Mental Health '... beyond its enormous merit in giving more salience to the issue of physical comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia, the book of Leuch et al. will hopefully ignite a new global research offensive in this field. The book is certainly uniquely suited to achieving this task.' Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xii
List of abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Method	p. 3
Results	p. 7
Bacterial infections and mycoses	p. 7
Borrelia burgdorferi	p. 7
Tuberculosis	p. 7
Virus diseases	p. 9
Influenza virus	p. 9
Herpes simplex type 1 and 2, rubella virus, measles virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus	p. 10
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1	p. 10
Borna disease virus	p. 11
Human immunodeficiency virus	p. 11
Hepatitis B and C viruses	p. 14
Hepatitis GB-C/HG and TT viruses	p. 15
Parasitic diseases	p. 15
Toxoplasma gondii	p. 15
Chlamydial infections	p. 16
Intestinal parasitic infections	p. 16
Neoplasms	p. 17
Musculoskeletal diseases	p. 27
Osteoporosis	p. 28
Digestive system diseases	p. 32
Coeliac disease	p. 32
Acute appendicitis	p. 33
Gastric ulcer	p. 35
Acute intermittent porphyria	p. 36
Irritable bowel syndrome	p. 37
Cancers of the digestive system	p. 39
Miscellaneous	p. 40
Stomatognathic diseases	p. 40
Oral dyskinesia	p. 40
Dental disease	p. 41
Temporomandibular disorders	p. 42
Respiratory tract diseases	p. 42
Respiratory health: asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infections, emphysema, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 42
Cancers of the respiratory tract	p. 43
Otorhinolaryngologic diseases	p. 43
Middle ear disease	p. 43
Vestibular response abnormalities	p. 44
Deafness	p. 44
Diseases of the nervous system	p. 47
Folate status	p. 47
Autoimmune diseases of the nervous system	p. 47
Autonomic nervous system diseases	p. 48
Central nervous system diseases	p. 48
Chronobiology disorders	p. 50
Cranial nerve diseases	p. 50
Demyelinating diseases	p. 50
Nervous system malformations	p. 51
Nervous system neoplasms	p. 51
Neurocutaneous syndrome	p. 51
Neurodegenerative diseases	p. 51
Neurological manifestations	p. 53
Neuromuscular diseases	p. 54
Neurotoxicity syndromes	p. 55
Sleep disorders	p. 55
Trauma, nervous system	p. 56
Eye diseases	p. 56
Cataracts and hyperpigmentations of the lens and cornea	p. 56
Albinism	p. 56
Blindness	p. 56
Urological and male genital diseases	p. 57
Urinary incontinence	p. 57
Sexual dysfunction	p. 57
Cancers of the urinary system	p. 59
Prostate cancer	p. 60
Cancer of the testis	p. 62
Female genital diseases and pregnancy complications	p. 62
Obstetric and neonatal complications	p. 62
Galactorrhoea	p. 84
Amenorrhoea	p. 86
Breast cancer	p. 86
Cancer of the cervix uteri	p. 87
Cancer of the corpus uteri	p. 87
Cancer of the ovary	p. 87
Cardiovascular diseases	p. 87
Haemic and lymphatic diseases	p. 111
Laboratory abnormalities	p. 111
Cancer of the lymphatic and haemapoietic system	p. 111
Congenital, hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities	p. 114
Klinefelter's syndrome	p. 115
Neurological abnormalities	p. 115
Skin and connective tissue diseases	p. 115
Allergic skin reactions	p. 115
Hyperpigmentation of the skin	p. 115
Lupus erythematodes	p. 116
Tuberous sclerosis	p. 116
Pellagra	p. 116
Skin cancer and malignant melanoma	p. 117
Rheumatoid arthritis	p. 117
Nutritional and metabolic diseases	p. 129
Overweight, obesity, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome	p. 129
Polydipsia	p. 151
Idiopathic unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia (Gilbert's syndrome)	p. 156
Homocystinuria	p. 156
Endocrine diseases	p. 157
Thyroid function abnormalities	p. 157
Thyroid cancer	p. 165
Immune system diseases	p. 165
Autoimmune diseases	p. 165
Allergies	p. 166
Disorders of environmental origin	p. 166
Animal diseases	p. 166
Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms	p. 166
Discussion	p. 167
Most important findings of the review	p. 167
Limitations of the review	p. 169
Causes for the increased physical comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia	p. 171
Disease-related factors	p. 171
Factors related to drug treatment	p. 172
System-related factors and stigmas on mental illness	p. 172
Psychiatrist-related factors	p. 173
What could be done to change this unsatisfactory situation?	p. 173
Summary	p. 175
References	p. 177
Index	p. 202
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