As psychiatric pharmacy practitioners, we are all acutely aware that persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses often do not receive adequate general medical care for a variety of reasons. According to work published by Dross and colleagues, sponsored by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, more than 68 percent of adults with a mental illness have at least one medical disorder, and 29% of people with medical disorders have a comorbid mental health condition. Further, comorbid mental health and medical conditions are associated with substantial decreased quantity and quality of life, increased symptom burden, and increased healthcare costs. It is