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Can severe mental illness cause physical illness?

Q: can severe mental illness cause physical illness?

: It is what happens in your mind that allows you to keep up with the body maintenance (sleep/nutrition/toileting/exercise/etc.) If your mind does not function well enough that you ignore the bodies needs, you can develop significant illness as a side effect.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

It is what happens in your mind that allows you to keep up with the body maintenance (sleep/nutrition/toileting/exercise/etc.) If your mind does not function well enough that you ignore the bodies needs, you can develop significant illness as a side effect.

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/5/2023

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A member asked:

Can severe mental illness cause physical illness?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

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