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Clinically useful predictors for premature mortality among psychiatric patients visiting a psychiatric emergency room

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  • Jørgen Aagaard
  • Niels Buus
  • Andreas Glahn Wernlund
  • Leslie Foldager
  • Lars Merinder

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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine changes in the distribution of causes of death and mortality rates among psychiatric patients visiting a psychiatric emergency room (PER), to determine clinically useful predictors for avoiding premature mortality among these patients and to discuss possible interventions. Method: The study was designed as a historical prospective record linkage study of patients with at least one visit to a Danish PER in 1995–2007. Five consecutive 3-year cohorts of individuals aged 20 to

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  • Jørgen Aagaard & Niels Buus & Andreas Glahn Wernlund & Leslie Foldager & Lars Merinder, 2016. "Clinically useful predictors for premature mortality among psychiatric patients visiting a psychiatric emergency room," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 62(5), pages 462-470, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:62:y:2016:i:5:p:462-470
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764016642490
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