Importance High rates of suicide after psychiatric hospitalization are reported in many
studies, yet the magnitude of the increases and the factors underlying them remain unclear …

Background Severe mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia, bipolar disorders (BDs), and other
nonorganic psychoses) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Background: Schizophrenia is among the major causes of disability worldwide and the
mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is significantly elevated. There is a growing …

Background Mental health is a public health issue for European young people, with great
heterogeneity in resource allocation. Representative population-based studies are needed …

Gender differences in schizophrenia have been reported in different aspect of the course of
disease and may urge special clinical interventions for female patients. Current literature …

Background People with serious mental illness are at great risk of suicide, but little is known
about the suicide rates among this population. We aimed to quantify the suicide rates among …

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 …

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

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 …

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