Lifestyles and cardiovascular risk in individuals with functional psychoses.

Purpose: This study aims to examine known determinants of cardiovascular risk in Italian patients with functional psychoses.

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to examine cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle behaviors of 123 individuals with functional psychosis and compare clinically relevant data with those of the general Italian population.

Findings: A significant proportion of patients manifested frank hypertension (6.