Mortality Rates After the First Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Individuals with psychotic disorders have increased mortality, and recent research suggests a marked increase shortly after diagnosis. Objective:To use population-based data to examine overall and cause-specific mortality after first diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. Design, Setting, and Participants:This cohort study used records from 5 integrated health systems that serve more than 8 million members in 5 states. Members aged 16 through 30 years who received a first lifetime diagnosis of a psychotic disorder from September 30, 2009, through September 30, 2015, and 2 comparison groups matched for age, sex, health system, and year of diagnosis were selected from all members making an outpatient visit (general outpatient group) and from all receiving a first diagnosis of unipolar

SUBMITTER: Simon GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5885951 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature