Mortality in persons with mental disorders is substantially overestimated using inpatient psychiatric diagnoses

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1298-1303

  Crump, Casey ^a   Ioannidis, John P A ^b   Sundquist, Kristina ^c   Winkleby, Marilyn A ^b   Sundquist, Jan ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

MENTAL DISORDERS; MORTALITY; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881559066     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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