Wednesday, 27 October 2010

The risk of death seems to have gone up according to the Royal College of Psychiatry

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/205802.php

The is a press release about a new RCPsych report.

No health without public mental health: the case for action
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/policy/policyandparliamentary/parliamentandpublicaffairs/neilspages/publicmentalhealth.aspx

Here's something interesting. I thought it was 10 years less for
schizophrenia.
"
- People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder die an average 20 years
earlier than the general population, largely owing to physical health
problems.
"

If they'd fucking give them the same quality physical healthcare it
might help a bit with that. But...of course...it's smoking and lifestyle
factors...I should bother to read this report...I need a drink...

It's all good. I knew about the increasing gap in the mortality rates.
It's going to get worse after the cuts.

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