Mortality in mental disorders and global disease burden implications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite the potential importance of understanding excess mortality among people with mental disorders, no comprehensive meta-analyses have been conducted quantifying mortality across mental disorders.

Objective

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of mortality among people with mental disorders and examine differences in mortality risks by type of death, diagnosis, and study characteristics.

Data sources

We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and Web of Science from inception through May 7, 2014, including references of eligible articles. Our search strategy included terms for mental disorders (eg, mental disorders, serious mental illness, and severe mental illness), specific diagnoses (eg, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disord

SUBMITTER: Walker ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461039 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature