Objective: The authors investigated the distributions and trajectories of physical illnesses
preceding the diagnosis of bipolar disorder with comparison to schizophrenia and general …

Abstract Severe Mental Illnesses, including bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SCZ),
are burdened with an increased mortality and a significantly reduced life expectancy than …

Schizophrenia ranks as the third-most common cause of disability among mental disorders
globally. This study presents findings on the prevalence, incidence and years lived with …

Background Comorbid disease may increase mortality in persons with schizophrenia, but
how specific diseases are associated with natural and unnatural death in different age …

Introduction Previous evidence demonstrated that patients with schizophrenia consumed
substantial healthcare resources in an integrated healthcare system. This study evaluated …

Background People with schizophrenia have a high premature mortality risk. Obesity is a
key potential underlying risk factor that is relatively unevaluated to date. Aims In this study …

Abstract Background and Hypothesis The life expectancy of patients diagnosed with
schizophrenia is 10–12 years lower than in the general population and the mortality gap …

Background There is evidence of increased low grade inflammation (LGI) in schizophrenia
patients. However, the inter-individual variation is large and the association with …

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to worsening mental health across the globe. The
pandemic may have been especially impactful on those experiencing heightened psychosis …

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is more common among individuals with severe mental illness (SMI).
We aimed to assess quality-of-care-indicators in individuals with SMI following the 2015 …