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Investigate the occurrence and specific causes of death in a well-documented cohort of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia over a long follow-up period.

October 1, 1991The British Journal of Psychiatry

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CAC. Alan AndersonUniversity of Colorado Denver JCJ. ConnellyOslo University Hospital EJEve C. JohnstoneUniversity of Edinburgh

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Cohort study tracks long-term mortality patterns and specific causes of death in patients with schizophrenia, highlighting persistent excess natural and unnatural fatalities.

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Investigate the occurrence and specific causes of death in a well-documented cohort of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia over a long follow-up period.
Longitudinal follow-up study examining mortality within the Harrow study cohort (N=532).
Assessed incidence and clinical causes of both natural and unnatural deaths over extended observation.
Mortality from infectious diseases such as tuberculosis virtually disappeared compared to high rates seen prior to the 1940s.
Excess mortality persists among patients with schizophrenia across both natural physical illnesses and unnatural causes.

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Anderson et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a199c483f3ec013f0ded321 https://doi.org/10.1192/s0007125000296335

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Cohort study tracks long-term mortality patterns and specific causes of death in patients with schizophrenia, highlighting persistent excess natural and unnatural fatalities.

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