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

Volume: 199, Issue: 6, Pages: 441 - 442
Published: Dec 1, 2011
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...
Paper Details
Title
Physical health disparities and mental illness: the scandal of premature mortality.
Published Date
Dec 1, 2011
Volume
199
Issue
6
Pages
441 - 442
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