Diagnostic overshadowing

This is a summary of the peer-reviewed article: Preventing diagnostic overshadowing to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness by Michael Nash et al.  The article discusses the critical issue of diagnostic overshadowing, where healthcare professionals mistakenly attribute physical health symptoms in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) to their mental health condition. This misattribution often leads to underdiagnosis or delayed treatment of physical health conditions, exacerbating suboptimal health outcomes in this vulnerable population.