Background The poor physical health of people with mental illness is a multifaceted,
transdiagnostic, and global problem. People with mental illness have an increased risk of …

Schizophrenia is often referred to as one of the most severe mental disorders, primarily
because of the very high mortality rates of those with the disorder. This article reviews the …

Excess mortality in persons with severe mental disorders (SMD) is a major public health
challenge that warrants action. The number and scope of truly tested interventions in this …

Objective To examine the mortality experience of psychiatric patients in Western Australia
compared with the general population. Design Population based study. Setting Western …

The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general
population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. We report prevalence …

Background Excess mortality among patients with severe mental disorders has not
previously been investigated in detail in large complete national populations. Objective To …

Objective Schizophrenia is associated with premature mortality, but the specific causes and
pathways are unclear. The authors used outpatient and inpatient data for a national …

About 14% of the global burden of disease has been attributed to neuropsychiatric
disorders, mostly due to the chronically disabling nature of depression and other common …

There are many factors that contribute to the poor physical health of people with severe
mental illness (SMI), including lifestyle factors and medication side effects. However, there is …

Although dementia praecox or schizophrenia has been considered a unique disease entity
for the past century, its definitions and boundaries have continued to vary over this period. At …