Severe Mental Illness Linked To 20 Years Earlier Deaths, Researchers Say

Severe Mental Illness Linked To 20 Years Earlier Deaths, Researchers Say

People living with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely to die before 75. This is compared with the wider population, according to an analysis of NHS data. The research by Rethink Mental Illness found that people receiving specialist mental health care die, on average, 15 to 20 years earlier. Many deaths are… Continue reading Severe Mental Illness Linked To 20 Years Earlier Deaths, Researchers Say

Severe Mental Illness Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death

People with severe mental illness in England are 4.8 times more likely to die before 75, exposing a persistent mortality gap.

Severe Mental Illness Still Cuts Life Expectancy by 12 Years

People with severe mental illness are living longer than they did in the past, but a large gap in life expectancy remains. New research led by The University of Queensland found that men with mental health disorders died about 12 years earlier than the general population, while women died about 10 years earlier. The study […]

Why do people with mental illness die younger? Research reveals mental health inequality

People with a severe mental illness die more than 10 years earlier than the general population, research led by The University of Queensland has found.