Morbidityandmortalityratesaresignificantlyhigheramongindividualswithseriousmentalillnesscomparedtothegeneralpopulation.Thisdisparityisattributedtoacombinationoffactors,includinghigherprevalenceofchronicphysicalconditions,limitedaccesstohealthcare,socioeconomicchallenges,andthesideeffectsofpsychotropicmedications.Peoplewithseriousmentalillnessoftenexperiencereducedlifeexpectancyandpoorerhealthoutcomes,highlightingtheurgentneedforintegratedcaremodelsthataddressbothmentalandphysicalhealthneeds.
