Closing the mortality gap for severe mental illness: are we going in the right direction?

Najma Siddiqi; Tim Doran; Stephanie L Prady; Johanna Taylor

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.117.203026

Closing the mortality gap for severe mental illness: are we going in the right direction?

Br J Psychiatry. 2017 Sep;211(3):130-131. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.117.203026.

Authors

Najma Siddiqi¹, Tim Doran², Stephanie L Prady², Johanna Taylor²

Affiliations

¹ Najma Siddiqi, MBChB, MRCP, MRCPsych, PhD, Hull York Medical School, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York and Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford UK; Tim Doran, MBChB, MD, BSc (Hons), MPH, MFPH, Stephanie L. Prady, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), Johanna Taylor, PhD, MRes, BA (Hons), Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK najma.siddiqi@york.ac.uk.
² Najma Siddiqi, MBChB, MRCP, MRCPsych, PhD, Hull York Medical School, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York and Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford UK; Tim Doran, MBChB, MD, BSc (Hons), MPH, MFPH, Stephanie L. Prady, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), Johanna Taylor, PhD, MRes, BA (Hons), Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.

PMID: 28864752
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.117.203026

Abstract

In this editorial, we discuss a UK-based cohort study examining the mortality gap for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder from 2000 to 2014. There have been concerted efforts to improve physical and mental healthcare for this population in recent decades. Have these initiatives reduced mortality and 'closed the gap'?

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Bipolar Disorder / mortality*
Bipolar Disorder / therapy*
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Schizophrenia / mortality*
Schizophrenia / therapy*
United Kingdom / epidemiology

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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