People With Severe Mental Illness Die 15-20 Years Earlier, Study Finds
NHS data analysis shows adults with serious mental health conditions are nearly five times more likely to die of physical disease before 75, according to The Guardian.
Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier than the wider adult population, largely due to preventable physical conditions such as cancer, according to an analysis of NHS data cited by The Guardian.
The research, conducted by the charity Rethink Mental Illness, found that people with severe mental health problems are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die of serious physical diseases before age 75, The Guardian reported.
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- Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer — The Guardian — World
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