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 …

People with schizophrenia die 15‐20 years prematurely. Understanding mortality risk and
aggravating/attenuating factors is essential to reduce this gap. We conducted a systematic …

Context Despite improvements in mental health services in recent decades, it is unclear
whether the risk of mortality in schizophrenia has changed over time. Objective To explore …

Background People with schizophrenia have an increased risk of premature mortality
compared to the general population. We aimed to quantify which types of causes of death …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to describe secular trends in the average age of
death in patients with schizophrenia and to compare these with the general population …

Objective To investigate death rates in schizophrenia and related psychoses. Design Data
from two epidemiologically complete cohorts of patients presenting for the first time to mental …

BACKGROUND: We examined mortality time trends and premature mortality among
individuals with and without schizophrenia over a 20-year period. METHODS: In this …

Importance Although adults with schizophrenia have a significantly increased risk of
premature mortality, sample size limitations of previous research have hindered the …

Over the last five years, large data sets on mortality in schizophrenia have been published
which have established mortality as a measurable clinical endpoint. Four issues need …

Individuals with schizophrenia have higher mortality rates than the population at large.
General mortality rates have declined in developed countries since the early 1970s …