Mortality rate trends in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: a nationwide study with 20 years of follow-up

Mortality rate trends in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: a nationwide study with 20 years of follow-up

Abstract Background Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of one to two decades as compared to the general population, with most years of life lost due to somatic diseases. Most previous studies on disorders constituting SMI, e.g. schizophrenia and bipolar disorder...

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Main Authors: Line Hosbond Lomholt, Diana Vincens Andersen, Christina Sejrsgaard-Jacobsen, Cagla Margit Øzdemir, Claus Graff, Ole Schjerning, Svend Eggert Jensen, Sune Puggard Vogt Straszek, Rasmus W. Licht, Simon Grøntved, René Ernst Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
Subjects:
Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia
Epidemiology
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40345-018-0140-x

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