Bipolar disorders (BDs) are recurrent and sometimes chronic disorders of mood that affect
around 2% of the world's population and encompass a spectrum between severe elevated …

Introduction Physical activity, conceptualized as any bodily movement that results in energy
expenditure, and its structured form, exercise, play an important role in public health …

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a life expectancy 15–20
years shorter than that in the general population. The rate of unnatural deaths, such as …

People with schizophrenia die 15‐20 years prematurely. Understanding mortality risk and
aggravating/attenuating factors is essential to reduce this gap. We conducted a systematic …

Objective There are many barriers to accessing mental health assessments including cost
and stigma. Even when individuals receive professional care, assessments are intermittent …

Antipsychotics are effective in preventing relapses of schizophrenia, but it is generally
believed that their long‐term use is harmful for patients' physical well‐being. However, there …

The usefulness of current psychiatric classification, which is based on ICD/DSM categorical
diagnoses, remains questionable. A promising alternative has been put forward as the …

People with severe mental illness (SMI)–schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major
depressive disorder–appear at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a comprehensive …

Since the discovery of chlorpromazine (CPZ) in 1952, first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs)
have revolutionized psychiatric care in terms of facilitating discharge from hospital and …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are highly predictive of cardiovascular
diseases. The primary aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to assess the …