AimsGiven the concerns of health inequality associated with mental illnesses, we aimed to
reveal the extent of which general mortality and life expectancy at birth in people with …

BackgroundGiven the concerns regarding the adverse health outcomes associated with
weight gain and metabolic syndrome in relation to use of second-generation antipsychotics …

The excess mortality observed in people with severe mental disorders (SMD) has not
improved over time and is not captured in estimates of disease burden. This study aimed to …

Psychotic disorders are associated with premature mortality, but research was primarily
based on Western countries and rarely examined non-affective psychoses other than …

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

Excess mortality in people with schizophrenia has been extensively reported. However, little
is known about the life expectancy and potential years of life lost (PYLL) in western China …

Persons with serious mental illness die on average more than 10 years younger than those
in the overall population, mostly due to natural causes. Previous studies have identified …

BackgroundLong-term mortality and the risk factors for premature death among patients with
schizophrenia living in rural communities are unknown. AimsTo explore the 10-year …

Introduction There is increasing evidence of excess mortality in schizophrenia but less
information on other non-affective psychoses. We therefore generated standardised …

Background Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of one
to two decades as compared to the general population, with most years of life lost due to …