Early intervention on various physical health parameters is important to lessen morbidity and premature mortality in severe mental illness patients as per a study published in the journal "The Lancet Psychiatry, 2022." Past Literature shows that individuals with severe mental illness, have an increased prevalence of chronic physical health problems. The temporal relationship between physical disease acquisition and diagnosis of a severe mental illness is not clear despite the increased rates of physical health problems in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychotic illnesses.

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