Excess mortality of psychiatric inpatients in Taiwan

Chen, Wei-Jen; Huang, Yu‐Jing; Yeh, Ling‐Ling; Rin, Hsien

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(96)02875-2

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“…Seven studies 18,47,49,51,56,65,66 published data for the summary category of unnatural causes of death for all persons, males, or females. Table 1 gives the distributions of SMRs for unnatural causes of death.…”

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A Systematic Review of Mortality in Schizophrenia

Saha

Chant²,

McGrath³

2007

Arch Gen Psychiatry

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With respect to mortality, a substantial gap exists between the health of people with schizophrenia and the general community. This differential mortality gap has worsened in recent decades. In light of the potential for second-generation antipsychotic medications to further adversely influence mortality rates in the decades to come, optimizing the general health of people with schizophrenia warrants urgent attention.

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confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of Mortality in Schizophrenia

Saha

Chant²,

McGrath³

2007

Arch Gen Psychiatry

1,819

571

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“…Age was significantly related to excess mortality from both natural and unnatural causes, confirming the results of the univariate analysis. Studies of persons with mental disorders have consistently found that the highest mortality risk is related to organic factors or substance abuse (4,10,31,46,58,59). Unemployment can be considered as a proxy of socioeconomic status.…”

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Mortality Among Discharged Psychiatric Patients in Florence, Italy

Meloni¹,

Miccinesi²,

Bencini³

et al. 2006

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“…[6] Other studies also reveal higher mortality in mentally ill in-patients than the general population. [378910] Among the natural causes of death, infection ranked high and in unnatural causes of death, suicide was predominant. This study was undertaken with the objective of assessing mortality and its correlates among psychiatric inpatients of a neuropsychiatric institute in south India, given the background that such a study is lacking in India.…”

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Mortality Among Inpatients of a Psychiatric Hospital: Indian Perspective

Shinde¹,

Nagarajaiah²,

Narayanaswamy

et al. 2014

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Objective:The objective of this study is to assess mortality and its correlates among psychiatric inpatients of a tertiary care neuropsychiatric hospital. Given the background that such a study has never been undertaken in India, the findings would have a large bearing on policy making from a mental health-care perspective.Materials and Methods:The medical records of those psychiatric inpatients (n = 333) who died during their stay at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in past 26 years (January 1983 to December 2008) constituted the study population.Results:During the 26 years, there were a total of 103,252 psychiatric in-patient admissions, out of which 333 people died during their inpatient stay. Majority (n = 135, 44.6%) of the mortality was seen in the age group of 21-40 years. Most of the subjects were males (n = 202, 67%), married (n = 172, 56.8%) and from urban areas (n = 191, 63%). About, 54% of the subjects had short inpatient stay (<5 days, median for the sample). In 118 (39%) of the subjects, there was a history of physical illness. Leading cause of death were cardiovascular system disorders (n = 132, 43.6%), followed by respiratory system disorders (n = 45, 14.9%), nervous system disorders (n = 30, 9.9%) and infections (n = 31, 10.1%). In 21 (7%), cause of death was suicide.Conclusions:Identifying the factors associated with the death of inpatients is of utmost importance in assessing the care in a neuropsychiatric hospital and in formulating better treatment plan and policy in mental health. The discussion focuses on the analysis of different factors associated with inpatient mortality.

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Excess mortality of psychiatric inpatients in Taiwan

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

A Systematic Review of Mortality in Schizophrenia

A Systematic Review of Mortality in Schizophrenia

Mortality Among Discharged Psychiatric Patients in Florence, Italy

Mortality Among Inpatients of a Psychiatric Hospital: Indian Perspective

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