Physical health disparities and mental illness: the scandal of premature mortality

Graham Thornicroft

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.111.092718

Physical health disparities and mental illness: the scandal of premature mortality

Graham Thornicroft

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Abstract

A 20-year mortality gap for men, and 15 years for women, is still experienced by people with mental illness in high-income countries. The combination of lifestyle risk factors, higher rates of unnatural deaths and poorer physical healthcare contribute to this scandal of premature mortality that contravenes international conventions for the 'right to health.'

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441 - 442
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	199
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.092718
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

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