Addressing Health Inequities in People with Serious Mental Illness: A Call to Action - Hardcoverby Leopoldo J. Cabassa (Author) People with serious mental illness (e. g., SMI; schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) die at a much younger age than people in the general population largely due to preventable medical conditions, like cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Because of our collective failure to act, this mortality gap has persisted for decades and continues to worsen despite advances in the access and quality of medical care for the