Life-expectancy of psychiatric patients [Brutal]

People with serious mental illness have a shorter life expectancy than the general population, living 10 to 25 years less on average. This is due to a number of factors, including substance use, poor diet, and lack of exercise.

Life expectancy by mental illness

Substance-use disorders: Have the shortest life expectancy

Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder: Have a life expectancy 10 to 20 years shorter than the general population

Borderline personality disorder: Has a life expectancy about 20 years less than the national average

Causes of death

Cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, metabolic, and infectious diseases account for 79% of the life expectancy gap
Suicide, homicide, and accidents account for the remaining 21%

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