Substance use and five-year survival in Washington State mental hospitals.
This report combines five-year survival and cause of death in individuals discharged from Washington State mental hospitals with (1) mental illness only, (2) co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder, or (3) substance use disorder only. Five-year survival was similar in the three groups, although after adjusting for age, individuals with co-occurring disorders or substance use disorder were almost 50% more likely to die than those with mental illness only. Persons with these conditions need treatment to prevent premature death and medical conditions directly related to substance use disorder.
Maynard
Charles
C
Department of Health Services at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. cmaynard@u.washington.edu
Cox
Gary B
GB
Hall
Judy
J
Krupski
Antoinette
A
Stark
Kenneth D
KD
D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology