Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Mortality-associated burden of disease estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 (GBD 2010) may erroneously lead to the interpretation that premature death in people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders (MNSDs) is inconsequential when evidence shows that people with MNSDs experience a significant reduction in life expectancy. We explore differences between cause-specific and excess mortality of MNSDs estimated by GBD 2010.

Methods

GBD 2010 cause-specific death estimates were produced using the International Classification of Diseases death-coding system. Excess mortality (all-cause) was estimated using natural history models. Additional mortality attributed to MNSDs as underlying causes but not captured through GBD 2010 methodology is quantified

SUBMITTER: Charlson FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6998140 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature