Underweight and hypoalbuminemia as risk indicators for mortality among psychiatric patients with medical comorbidities.

Aim: Medical comorbidities are a major cause of death among patients with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to clarify the risk factors for mortality among psychiatric patients with medical comorbidities.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical files of patients transferred to Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital from a psychiatric hospital to treat medical comorbidities during the 3-year period from January 2014 to December 2016.