Excess Mortality, Causes of Death and Life Expectancy in 270,770 Patients with Recent Onset of Mental Disorders in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

People with schizophrenia are up to 22 times more likely to die by suicide than the general pop, and highest within the year following initial diagnosis. https://t.co/Fs2fej4qlH

Background is the very high relative risks of death from suicide in people with schizophrenia and related conditions, and bipolar disorder. Observed/expected ratios in one of the largest studies for schizophrenia using 3 national datasets was >14 https:

@nikstep @nielscallesoe Overdødelighedsstudiet kan ses her: https://t.co/3sFFYuP9Ah

@AllenFrancesMD The life expectancy - 15 years shorter for women, 20 years shorter for men. These call for action! https://t.co/z8r65aZRCw