Cancer mortality in psychiatric patients: the Iowa Record-linkage Study.
Of 5,412 patients admitted to the University of Iowa Psychiatric Hospital over a ten-year period, forty-six died of cancer during follow-up, which did not differ significantly from expected. Significant excess mortality from cancer was present within the first two years of follow-up. At risk during this period were women and patients with organic mental disorders. A review of relevant literature is presented.
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D012737:Sex Factors