In this video, we discuss the mortality gap scandal where people with severe mental illness die 8-30 years earlier than the general population. We explore the underlying reasons behind this and what can be done to ameliorate this public health dilemma. Dr. Rob Stanton is an Associate Professor at Central Queensland University and is a highly experienced Accredited Exercise Physiologist. Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 3:35 Mortality Gap 11:15 Mental Health First Aid 17:50 Diagnostic Overshadowing 24:30 Exercise in Disadvantaged Populations 33:55 Prescribing Ex in Ps w/MI 51:55 The Role of Exercise Physiologists Show Notes "Physical health disparities and mental illness: the scandal of premature mortality" by Thornicroft, 2011 "National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants" by Strain et al., 2024 "Diagnostic Overshadowing and Other Challenges Involved in the Diagnostic Process of Patients with Mental Illness Who Present in Emergency Departments with Physical Symptoms – A Qualitative Study" by Shefer et al., 2014 "Refugees, sport, and mental health" podcast by ABC with Dr. Simon Rosenbaum Addi Moves Project https://www.mindgardens.org.au/what-w... "Why are we still living in the past? Sri Lanka needs urgent and timely reforms of its archaic mental health laws" by Hapangama et al., 2022 "Affective–Reflective Theory of physical inactivity and exercise" by Brand & Ekkekakis, 2018 "An exploratory study examining the core affect hypothesis of the anti-depressive and anxiolytic effects of physical activity" by Rebar et al., 2015