Late Potentials and Early Repolarisation Are Associated With Serious Mental Illness and May Portend Increased Arrhythmic Risk.

Background: Patients with serious mental illness (SMI) have an increased risk of sudden death. Higher rates of signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) abnormal late potentials (LP), which may be a predictor of sudden death risk, have been shown in patients with schizophrenia. We aimed to assess the prevalence and predictors of electrocardiograph (ECG) and SAECG abnormalities in a mixed SMI population.

High rates of respiratory symptoms and airway disease in mental health inpatients in a tertiary centre.

Background: People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a lower life expectancy due in part to a higher prevalence of cardiac and metabolic disease. Less is known of the prevalence of respiratory disease in this group.

Aims: This cross-sectional, observational study aimed to assess the prevalence of symptoms associated with respiratory disease in patients admitted to an inpatient mental health unit.