Source: http://yourbrainhealth.com.au/serious-mental-illness-reduces-life-expectancy-smoking/
In the UK, one in four people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year says a statement from a recent report by Oxford University psychiatrists.
Dr John Williams, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust who funded the study, says,
People with mental health problems are among the most vulnerable in society. This work emphasises how crucial it is that they have access to appropriate healthcare and advice, which is not always the case. We now have strong evidence that mental illness is just as threatening to life expectancy as other public health threats such as smoking.
This data was compiled searching for the best systematic reviews of clinical studies which reported mortality risk for a whole range of diagnoses — mental health problems, substance a…
Source: http://yourbrainhealth.com.au/serious-mental-illness-reduces-life-expectancy-smoking/
In the UK, one in four people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year says a statement from a recent report by Oxford University psychiatrists.
Dr John Williams, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust who funded the study, says,
People with mental health problems are among the most vulnerable in society. This work emphasises how crucial it is that they have access to appropriate healthcare and advice, which is not always the case. We now have strong evidence that mental illness is just as threatening to life expectancy as other public health threats such as smoking.
This data was compiled searching for the best systematic reviews of clinical studies which reported mortality risk for a whole range of diagnoses — mental health problems, substance a…
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