Mortality Among Patients Discharged From an Acute Psychiatric Department: A 5-Year Prospective Study

The primary aim of the study was to explore the post discharge standardized mortality ratio of patients from an acute psychiatric department in Norway. The secondary aims were to explore if the standardized mortality ratio is still increasing and to examine the causes of death in the defined populat...

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Main Authors: Astrid Prestmo, Karina Høyen, Arne Einar Vaaler, Terje Torgersen, Ole Kristian Drange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00816/full