Box 3.

Further resources

Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Ten top tips to protect the physical health of patients experiencing psychosis. This condenses some elements to consider in offering an integrated approach — https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/toolkits/-/media/DF38FE77265441A0916C1588AE86C5B8.ashx British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines provide clinical guidance for managing weight gain, metabolic disturbances, and cardiovascular risk associated with psychosis and antipsychotic drug treatment — https://bap.org.uk/pdfs/BAP_Guidelines-Metabolic.pdf Primary Care Guidance on Smoking and Mental Disorders (2014 update) summarises some key considerations — https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mh-policy/policy/primary-care-guidance-on-smoking-and-mental-disorders-2014-update.pdf?sfvrsn=5824ccd5_2 Rethink Mental Illness offers a resource describing antipsychotics and their side effects — https://www.rethink.org/diagnosis-treatment/medications/antipsychotics/side-effects Public Health England, Severe Mental Illness (SMI) and Physical Health Inequalities: Briefing. Research And Analysis (2018) — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/severe-mental-illness-smi-physical-health-inequalities/severe-mental-illness-and-physical-health-inequalities-briefing. Helen Lester’s ‘Being Bothered About Billy’ lecture. RCGP James Mackenzie Lecture 2012 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqyACm5OQOM Right From The Start, Keeping Your Teeth In Mind — https://rightfromthestartmatters.com/keeping-your-teeth-in-mind/