Background Several studies and meta-analyses have shown that mortality in people with
schizophrenia is higher than that in the general population but have used relative measures …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe the current status of knowledge on excess
mortality in schizophrenia and its causative factors, and to expand upon previous work …

The presence of comorbid physical illnesses especially, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in
schizophrenia is a growing area of concern in recent years. In order to reduce disease …

BackgroundPhysical health of people with schizophrenia is poor and they die early from
cardiovascular disease. AimsTo describe the lifestyle of people with schizophrenia through …

The excess mortality in people with psychotic disorders is a major public health concern, but
little is known about the clinical and social risk factors which may predict this health …

Background Suicide and death by accidents in persons with schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder are common, but excess mortality from natural death accounts for even more years …

INTRODUCTION: Increased mortality in people with schizophrenia, compared to the general
population, has been consistently reported worldwide. This mortality has been attributed …

BackgroundThe impact of clinically diagnosed mental disorders on mortality in the general
population has not been established. AimsTo examine mental disorders for their prediction …

Objective Our aim was to assess the impact of the most commonly used typical and atypical
antipsychotics on mortality of patients with first-onset schizophrenia. Method We conducted …

A study of mortality for all patients with a first hospital diagnosis of schizophrenia in
Stockholm County, Sweden, during 1973 to 1995 was performed, by linking the in-patient …