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A South London study shows lower life expectancy in individuals with unspecified mental health conditions, suggesting care gaps.
People in contact with mental health services with unspecified or no mental health diagnosis have a substantially higher mortality and lower life expectancy compared with the general population. Further research is needed to characterise this group and study other outcomes, because they may fall outside care pathways.
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