Analyzing excess mortality from cancer among individuals with mental illness

The epidemiology of excess mortality in people with mental illness.

OBJECTIVE to investigate the burden of excess mortality among people with mental illness in developed countries, how it is distributed, and whether it has changed over time. METHOD we conducted a systematic search of MEDLINE, restricting our attention to peer-reviewed studies and reviews published in English relating to mortality and mental illness. Because of the large number of studies that...

Excess mortality, mental illness and global burden of disease.

Why the excess mortality from psychiatric illness?

Factors that Affect Treatment Compliance among Individuals with Mental Illness

Mortality and medical comorbidity among patients with serious mental illness.

OBJECTIVES This study examined mortality and medical comorbidity among patients with serious mental illness in Ohio. METHODS Data for 20,018 patients admitted to an Ohio public mental health hospital between 1998 and 2002 were matched against state death records, and 608 deaths were identified. Leading causes of death and medical comorbidities, years of potential life lost (YPLL), and standar...