de Louw EJ, et al. - Researchers evaluated patients (>60 years of age) with severe mental illness (SMI) (N = 100) at a specialized mental health outpatient clinic to establish their course of metabolic syndrome (MS) rates after 5-year follow-up and determine if MS at baseline is associated with mortality or diabetes at follow-up. Older patients with SMI did not display a significant increase in the rates of MS after 5 years. They identified no significant association of MS at baseline with mortality or development of diabetes at follow-up. Screening for MS may generate attention for their somatic health and treatment for the components of MS that may in turn positively influence their outcome.