Publications by authors named "Mathew Broadbent"
Background: Intellectual disability (ID) carries a high impact on need for care, health status and premature mortality. Respiratory system diseases contribute a major part of mortality among people with ID, but remain underinvestigated as consequent morbidities.
Methods: Anonymised electronic mental health records from the South London and Maudsley Trust (SLaM) were linked to national acute medical care data.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights that individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience significant reductions in life expectancy compared to the general population, especially among younger groups.
- The analysis of data from a large mental healthcare provider in London revealed that people diagnosed with conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder lost between 8 to 17.5 years of life.
- The findings emphasize the need for urgent strategies to mitigate the premature death risks associated with these mental health conditions, as they have a larger impact on life expectancy than well-known health issues like smoking or obesity.