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. 2014 Jun 2;13(2):153–160. doi: 10.1002/wps.20128

Table 1.

All-cause and suicide mortality in mental disorders

Diagnosis All-cause mortality risk estimate (95% CI) Statistic Men (95% CI) Women (95% CI) Suicide risk estimate (95% CI) Statistic Men (95% CI) Women (95% CI) AMSTAR score
Opioid use 6,14 14.7 (12.8-16.5) SMR 13.5 (10.5-17.2) SMR 7.6 (4.4-12.1) 3.6 (0.1-19.9) 7, 1
Amphetamine use 15 6.2 (4.6-8.3) SMR* 5.9 (4.1-8.1) 7.8 (3.9-14.0) 8
Cocaine use 16 4 to 8 SMRs 7
Anorexia nervosa 17,18 5.9 (4.2-8.3) SMR SMR* 31.0 (21.0-44.0) 2, 3
Alcohol use disorder 19,20 4.6 (2.7-7.7) RR 3.4 (3.0-3.8) 4.6 (3.9-5.4) SMR 8.8 (6.4-12.1) 16.4 (10.7-25.2) 5, 5
Autism spectrum disorder 21 2.8 (1.8-4.2) SMR 2.1 (1.7-2.7) 7.2 (3.0-17.2) 7
Heavy smoking22 RR - WA 2.4 2.7 2
Schizophrenia 1 2.5 (2.2-2.4) SMR 3.0 2.4 12.9 (0.7-174.3)** SMR* 6
Dementia 23 1.5 to 3.0 RRs 5
Moderate smoking 22,24 RR -WA 2.0 2.0 1.8 (1.5-2.2) RR 1.7 (1.4-2.1) 1.8 (1.2-2.7) 2, 6
Bulimia nervosa 17,18 1.9 (1.4-2.6) SMR SMR* 7.5 (1.6-11.6) 2, 3
Eating disorder NOS 17 1.9 (1.5-2.5) SMR 2
Depression 25,26 1.6 (1.6-1.7) RR 19.7 (12.2-32.0) SMR 7, 3
Depression in the elderly 27 1.6 (1.4-1.8) RR 4
Dysthymic disorder 27 1.4 (0.9-2.0) RR 4
Cannabis use 28 RRs 1.2 to 1.3 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 4
Borderline personality disorder 29 45.1 (29.0-61.3) SMR* 1
Bipolar disorder 26 17.1 (9.8-29.5) SMR 3
Personality disorders 30 RR 4.1 (3.0-5.8) 1.8 (0.7-5.2) 3
Anxiety disorder (any type) 31 3.3 (2.1-5.3) OR 7
Post-traumatic stress disorder 31 2.5 (0.5-13.4) OR 7

SMR – standardized mortality ratio, OR – odds ratio, RR – relative risk, WA – weighted average, AMSTAR – Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews, NOS – not otherwise specified

*

Not adjusted for random effects

**

90% confidence intervals