Mortality and cause of death among psychiatric patients: A 20-year case-register study in an area with a community-based system of care

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1875-1884

  Grigoletti, L ^a   Perini, G ^a   Rossi, A ^a   Biggeri, A ^b   Barbui, C ^a   Tansella, M ^a   Amaddeo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community based system of care; Mental health; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449633175     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709005790     Document Type: Article

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