Includes references and index

Contents: Part one: Mental and physical health in context: Concepts of health and current health policy/Tim Bradshaw -- Physical health in people with mental health problems/Tim Bradshaw -- Signs and symptoms of common physical health problems/Pat Conaghan -- Part two: Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention: Assessing and monitoring physical health/Pat Conaghan and Nigel Henderson -- Physical health of young people at high/ ultra-high risk for psychosis/Rebekah Carney and Joseph Firth -- Protecting the cardiovascular and metabolic health of people experience psychosis for the first time/David Shiers -- Promoting physical activity/Joseph Firth and Rebekah Carney -- Smoking cessation/Tim Bradshaw -- Weight management/Jackie Cleator and Tim Bradshaw -- Conducting health checks using the serious mental illness health improvement profile -- Part three: Overcoming common barriers to health and wellbeing: Activation for physical and mental wellbeing/Hilary Mairs -- Motivational interviewing for positive lifestyle choices/Ian Wilson.