HSBH2008 Lecture 12: Lecture 6b Mental & Physical Health

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Health Science
• Course: HSBH2008
• Professor: Debra Shirley

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2: there are cerebral changes in the brain following stroke etc. Mental condition & effects: mental illness is a neurological (brain) condition not just a mental condition, there is also a physical response i. e. muscles tense when feeling anxious. Multifactorial causes/triggers: causes of mental conditions (susceptibility to them) e v e n s t e g n e o n a a t l b i r t h. St r e s sf ul t r a u m a t i c l i f e. S u b st a n c e u s e c h a n g e s, i l l n e s s. S e r i o u s p h y si c a l. D: 10x more likely to die from premature cvd than suicide, people with a smi live between 10-32 years less than the general population.