Childbearing and mortality among women with personality disorders: nationwide registered-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with a personality disorder have a higher mortality and reduced life expectancy than the general population. Childbearing is thought to have a protective effect on morbidity and mortality. Yet, there are no studies on whether childbearing is related to a lower mortality among women with personality disorder.

Aims

This study examined associations between childbearing and mortality among women with personality disorder. Our hypothesis was that parity would be associated with lower mortality.

Method

This register-based cohort study included 27 412 women treated for personality disorder in in-patient or specialised out-patient care between 1990 and 2015. We used nationwide population-based registers to obtain information on sociodemographics, child deliv

SUBMITTER: Kouppis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488311 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature