Clinically useful predictors for premature mortality among psychiatric patients visiting a psychiatric emergency room

Jørgen Aagaard, Niels Buus, Andreas Glahn Wernlund, Leslie Foldager and Lars Merinder

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2016, vol. 62, issue 5, 462-470

Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine changes in the distribution of causes of death and mortality rates among psychiatric patients visiting a psychiatric emergency room (PER), to determine clinically useful predictors for avoiding premature mortality among these patients and to discuss possible interventions. Method: The study was designed as a historical prospective record linkage study of patients with at least one visit to a Danish PER in 1995–2007. Five consecutive 3-year cohorts of individuals aged 20 to

Keywords: Alcohol-induced disorders; dual diagnosis (psychiatry); psychiatric emergency services; mortality; substance-related disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764016642490

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