Mortality in schizophrenia and related psychoses: data from two cohorts, 1875-1924 and 1994-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate death rates in schizophrenia and related psychoses.

Design

Data from two epidemiologically complete cohorts of patients presenting for the first time to mental health services in North Wales for whom there are at least 1, and up to 10-year follow-up data have been used to calculate survival rates and standardised death rates for schizophrenia and related psychoses.

Setting

The North Wales Asylum Denbigh (archived patient case notes) and the North West Wales District General Hospital psychiatric unit.

Population

Cohort 1: The North Wales Asylum Denbigh (archived patient case notes). Of 3168 patients admitted to the North Wales Asylum Denbigh 1875-1924, 1074 had a schizophrenic or related psychosis. Cohort 2: Patients admitted between 199

SUBMITTER: Healy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488735 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature