health England
Severe mental illness linked to earlier deaths from physical diseases
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Adults under 75 with severe mental illness are more likely to die before age 75 than the general population.
An analysis of NHS data by Rethink Mental Illness found that adults under 75 referred to specialist mental-health services face substantially higher risks of death from physical diseases and suicide than those not referred.
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AllegedAdults under 75 with severe mental illness are more likely to die before age 75 than the general population.
“Overall, they are 4.8 times more likely to die before the age of 75 than the general population.”
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AllegedRelative likelihood of death from liver disease among adults under 75 with severe mental illness
“6.3 times as likely to die from liver disease”
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AllegedRelative likelihood of death from respiratory illness among adults under 75 with severe mental illness
“6 times more likely from respiratory illness”