The Epidemiology of Excess Mortality in People 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...

The meaning of work in people with severe mental illness (SMI) in Iran

  Background: Work is the key component for most people in regard to financial, social and wellbeing matters. Employment is an important factor underpinning mental health disorders. However, unemployment remains an unsolved issue worldwide. Numerous studies have focused on employment outcomes in people with severe mental illness (SMI) but, only a few have explored their perspective on employmen...

Cancer-related mortality in people with mental illness.

CONTEXT There is a 30% higher case fatality rate from cancer in psychiatric patients even though their incidence of cancer is no greater than in the general population. The reasons are unclear, but if increased cancer mortality were due to lifestyle only, cancer incidence should be similarly increased. Other hypotheses include delays in presentation, leading to more advanced staging at diagnosi...

Excess mortality, mental illness and global burden of disease.

The criminalization of people with mental illness.

1 Head of Service, Forensic Psychiatry, St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. © Copyright 2012, Canadian Psychiatric Association. This document may not be reproduced without written permission of the CPA. Members’ comments are welcome. Please address all comments and feedbac...