Excess mortality in a cohort of Brazilian patients with a median follow-up of 11 years after the first psychiatric hospital admission.
Daiane Leite Da RozaMarcos Gonçalves de RezendeRégis Eric Maia BarrosJoão Mazzoncini De Azevedo-MarquesJair Lício Ferreira Dos SantosLilian Cristina Correia MoraisCarlos Eugenio de Carvalho FerreiraBernadette Cunha WaldvogelPaulo Rossi MenezesCristina Marta Del BenPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
An excess of mortality and a significant reduction in life expectancy of mentally disordered patients who were first admitted to psychiatric beds was noted, particularly patients admitted for substance-related disorders, which should represent a priority in mental health policies.