A study of mortality experiences in a mental-handicap hospital.
The study examined the mortality experiences of a population of mentally handicapped in-patients between 1983 and 1987. Demographic data and factors related to terminal illness and cause of death were considered. The findings suggested a continued trend towards increased longevity and indicated a number of groups at risk of early death.
McLoughlin
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Department of Psychiatry, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000401:mortality*; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged