Hospitalisation time is associated with weight gain in forensic mental health patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Introduction: People with mental disorders have higher mortality from lifestyle diseases than the general population. Forensic mental health patients (FMHPs) are often hospitalised for longer periods of time than non-FMHPs. Thus, hospitalisation may have a greater effect on the risk of lifestyle diseases in FMHPs.

Health behaviours of forensic mental health service users, in relation to smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary behaviours and physical activity-A mixed methods systematic review.

What Is Known On The Subject: People with mental disorders have increased risk of dying from diabetes and cardiovascular diseases compared to the general population. Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are preventable by improved lifestyle regarding smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and dietary behaviours. Forensic mental health service users are treated for longer periods of time compared to non-forensic mental health service users, giving the opportunity to affect the lifestyle for a substantial period of time.

How to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes? A systematic review of behavioural interventions.

Objectives: Women with previous gestational diabetes (GDM) have a seven times higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) than women without. We aimed to review the evidence of effective behavioural interventions seeking to prevent T2DM in this high-risk group.

Methods: A systematic review of RCTs in several databases in March 2016.