Living with Severe Mental Ill Health and Physical Multimorbidity

The theme Living with Severe Mental Ill Health and Physical Multimorbidity is focused on improving the quality of life for these people, via coproduction of service improvements.

As those with an SMI have a greater risk of having long term physical health conditions and a reduced life expectancy.

Living with Severe Mental Ill Health and Physical Multimorbidity Projects

SMI and Physical Health Conditions: lived experiences and service responses

Despite significant shifts at legislative, policy and service provision level, people with severe mental illness (SMI) still experience higher rates of physical illness than the general population. This study explored...

Syndemics and severe mental ill health

The project investigates a potential Syndemic framework of modifiable health behaviours and their role in health experience for people diagnosed with a severe mental illness ((SMI) depression, bipolar disorder, or...

Optimising Wellbeing in Severe Mental Ill Health Cohort

A total of 214 participants were recruited from OWLS 1 and 2 surveys to join the OWLS Cohort, which represented a group of participants with a diagnosis of serious mental...

Meet the Living with Severe Mental Ill Health and Physical Multimorbidity Team

Paul Heron

Research Fellow

Silke Vereeken

Research Associate

Olivia Taylor

Research Associate