Mortality

7th February 20217th February 2021Immo Weichert

Psychological distress is associated with increased mortality from several major causes in a dose-response pattern, even at low levels of distress

This study, which was published in the BMJ in 2012, set out to quantify the link between lower, subclinically symptomatic, levels of psychological distress and cause-mortality in a large scale, population based study. The study comprised 68,222 people from general population samples of adults aged 35 years and over, free of cardiovascular disease and cancer,…

7th February 20217th February 2021Immo Weichert

Patients with mental illness have up to 20 years less life expectancy

This is a pivotal study which was published in 2011. The authors evaluated trends in health outcomes of people with seriousmental disorders. They examined nationwide 5-year consecutive cohorts ofpeople admitted to hospital for mental disorders in Denmark,Finland and Sweden in 1987–2006. People with severe mental illness who were admitted to hospital had a two –…

12th July 202012th July 2020Immo Weichert

Association Between Depression and Heart Disease in Low- Middle- and High- Income Countries

A study published in JAMA Psychiatry in June 2020 has shown that adults with depressive symptoms experience an increased risk of mortality across the world and in different settings, especially in urban areas. In this cohort study of 145 862 participants in 21 countries, cardiovascular events and death increased by 20% in people with 4…

4th December 201914th August 2021Immo Weichert

People with learning disability and comorbidities experience lower life expectancy

This is an Australian study that analysed mortality in more than 42000 people with learning disability (LD) in New South Wales.over a 10 years period.[1] The results of the study showed that people with comorbidities are at increased risk of death. People with LD who had cancer were almost eight times more likely to die…

2nd October 20192nd October 2019Immo Weichert

Depression increases progression and mortality in renal disease

This is a prospective observational cohort study from 2012. [1] 568 participants with CKD not requiring dialysis were recruited consecutively at a tertiary hospital in Southern Taiwan and followed up for 4 years. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory. 428 participants completed the questionnaires and 160 (37%) had depressive symptoms. During a…