Mortality in psychotic depression: 18-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the role of co-occurring psychiatric disorders in mortality associated with psychotic depression is limited.

Aims

To estimate the risk of cause-specific mortality in psychotic depression compared with severe non-psychotic depression while controlling for comorbid psychiatric disorders.

Method

This cohort study used routine data from nationwide health registers in Finland. Eligible participants had their first diagnosis for psychotic depression or for severe non-psychotic depression between the years 2000 and 2018, had no pre-existing diagnoses for schizophrenia spectrum disorders or bipolar disorder, and were aged 18-65 years at the index diagnosis. Causes of death were defined by ICD-10 codes. The follow-up time was up to 18 years.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Paljarvi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895511 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature