Physical comorbidity and its relevance on mortality in schizophrenia: a naturalistic 12-year follow-up in general hospital admissions.

Authors: Schoepf D, Uppal H, Potluri R, Heun R
Abstract
Schizophrenia is a major psychotic disorder with significant comorbidity and mortality. Patients with schizophrenia are said to suffer more type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and diabetogenic complications. However, there is little consistent evidence that comorbidity with physical diseases leads to excess mortality in schizophrenic patients. Consequently, we investigated whether the burden of physical comorbidity and its relevance on hospital mortality differed between patients with and without schizophrenia in a 12-year follow-up in general hospital admissions. During 1 January 2000 and 31 June 2012, 1418 adult patients with schizophrenia were admitted to three General Manchester NHS Hospitals. All comorbid diseases with a prev...

Source: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=7508396&cid=u_0_172_f&fid=39392&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpubmed%2F23942824%3Fdopt%3DAbstract

free phlebotomy classes phlebotomy training in ca schools for phlebotomist