Excess mortality and life-years lost in people with bipolar disorder: an 11-year population-based cohort study.
J K N ChanC S M WongN C L YungE Y H ChenCandice Tze Kwan KamPublished in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2021)
Bipolar disorder is associated with increased premature mortality and substantially reduced lifespan in a predominantly Chinese population, with excess deaths mainly attributed to natural causes. Persistent mortality gap underscores an urgent need for targeted interventions to improve physical health of patients with bipolar disorder.