Mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland: A nationwide, register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality among people with mental disorders is higher in comparison with the general population. There is a scarcity of studies on mortality in the abovementioned group of people in Central and Eastern European countries.

Methods

The study aimed to assess all-cause mortality in people with mental disorders in Poland. We conducted a nationwide, register-based cohort study utilizing data from two nationwide registries in Poland: the registry of healthcare services reported to the National Health Fund (2009-2018) and the all-cause death registry from Statistics Poland (2019). We identified individuals who were consulted or hospitalized in public mental healthcare facilities and received at least one diagnosis of mental disorders (International Statistical Classifica

SUBMITTER: Kiejna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879895 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature