Life Expectancy and Death by Diseases of the Circulatory System in Patients with Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia in the Nordic Countries

: Laursen TM, Wahlbeck K, Hallgren J, Westman J, Osby U, Alinaghizadeh H, Gissler M, Nordentoft M

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

: 2013

: PLoS ONE

: PLOS ONE

: ARTN e67133

: 8

: 6

: 7

: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067133

Conclusion: Our data show that persons in the Nordic countries with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a substantially reduced life expectancy. An evaluation of the reasons for these increased mortality rates should be prioritized when planning healthcare in the coming years.