title: [Excess mortality of schizophrenia].
abstract: Patients with schizophrenia have a diminished life expectancy of 15-20 years compared to the general population. Over the last decades excess mortality of suicide has decreased, whereas excess mortality of physical illness, especially cardiovascular disease has increased. Focus attends current somatic co-morbidity, side effects to medication and poor lifestyle. Further actions to prevent excess mortality of physical illness are needed.
authors.affiliation: Regionspsykiatrien Silkeborg, Region Midtjylland, Falkevej 5, 8600 Silkeborg. andreas.wernlund@ps.rm.dk.
authors.forename: Andreas Glahn
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wernlund
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aagaard
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000401:mortality*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents