Mind (is) your body

Posted On 2017-06-12 18:19:52

Susanne H. Stanley1, Beenish M. Chaudhry2

1Discipline of Psychiatry, UWA Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; 2Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA

Correspondence to:Susanne H. Stanley. Discipline of Psychiatry, UWA Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. Email: Susanne.Stanley@iinet.net.au; Beenish M. Chaudhry. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. Email: Beenish.M.Chaudhry.3@nd.edu.

Abstract: The majority of people who experience mental health issues also have poor physical health resulting in decreased life expectancy. Fortunately, many physical health issues can be identified and rectified by monitoring various health indicators over a time period. The Physical Health Diary is a tool that people can use by themselves and/or with others to track, monitor and improve their physical health over time.

Keywords: Physical health; mental health; medication; lifestyle; track; monitor; providers

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