Outcomes of Nordic mental health systems: life expectancy of patients with mental disorders

Kristian Wahlbeck; Jeanette Westman; Merete Nordentoft; Mika Gissler; Thomas Munk Laursen

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085100

Outcomes of Nordic mental health systems: life expectancy of patients with mental disorders

Kristian Wahlbeck, Jeanette Westman, Merete Nordentoft, Mika Gissler, Thomas Munk Laursen

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Abstract

People with mental disorders evince excess mortality due to natural and unnatural deaths. The relative life expectancy of people with mental disorders is a proxy measure of effectiveness of social policy and health service provision.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	199
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	453-8
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0007-1250
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085100
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cause of Death
Denmark
Female
Finland
Health Policy
Health Status Disparities
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Institutionalization
Life Expectancy
Male
Mental Disorders
Mental Health Services
Middle Aged
Organizational Innovation
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Sex Distribution
Suicide
Sweden
Young Adult

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