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All-cause mortality among people with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorders, and depressive disorders in southeast London: a cohort study.

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Chang, Chin-Kuo, Hayes, Richard D, Broadbent, Matthew, Fernandes, Andrea C, Lee, William, Hotopf, Matthew, Stewart, Robert·2010·BMC Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: Higher mortality has been found for people with serious mental illness (SMI, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, and bipolar affective disorder) at all age groups. Our aim was to characterize vulnerable groups for excess mortality among people with SMI, substance use disorders, depressive episode, and recurrent depressive disorder. METHODS: A case register was developed at the South London and Maudsley National Health Services Foundation Trust (NHS SLAM), accessing full electronic clinical records on over 150,000 mental health service users as a well-defined cohort since 2006. The Case Register Interactive Search (CRIS) system enabled searching and retrieval of anonymised information since 2008. Deaths were identified by regular national tracing returns after 2006. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for the period 2007 to 2009 using SLAM records for this period and the expected number of deaths from age-specific mortality statistics for the England and Wales population in 2008. Data were stratified by gender, ethnicity, and specific mental disorders. RESULTS: A total of 31,719 cases, aged 15 years old or more, active between 2007-2009 and with mental disorders of interest prior to 2009 were detected in the SLAM case register. SMRs were 2.15 (95% CI: 1.95-2.36) for all SMI with genders combined, 1.89 (1.64-2.17) for women and 2.47 (2.17-2.80) for men. In addition, highest mortality risk was found for substance use disorders (SMR = 4.17; 95% CI: 3.75-4.64). Age- and gender-standardised mortality ratios by ethnic group revealed huge fluctuations, and SMRs for all disorders diminished in strength with age. The main limitation was the setting of secondary mental health care provider in SLAM. CONCLUSIONS: Substantially higher mortality persists in people with serious mental illness, substance use disorders and depressive disorders. Furthermore, mortality risk differs substantially with age, diagnosis, gender and ethnicity. Further research into specific risk groups is required.

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Authors
Chang, C.-K., Hayes, R. D., Broadbent, M., Fernandes, A. C., Lee, W., Hotopf, M., & Stewart, R.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Chang, Chin-Kuo
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BMC Psychiatry
Published
2010-09-30
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
77-77
ISSN
1471-244X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2021645266
Cited by
258
References
31
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17.93
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journal article
Language
en
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0507-10088)
  • King's College London
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Keywords
all-cause mortality, severe mental illness, substance use disorders, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, standardized mortality ratio, ethnic differences in mortality, gender differences in mortality, age differences in mortality, mental health service users
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Mental Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Cause of Death, Depressive Disorder, England, Female, Humans, London, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Schizophrenia, Wales, Cohort Studies, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Substance-Related Disorders

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