A retrospective and comprehensive analysis of excess life-years lost, mortality risk, and cause of death among severe mental illness in China
Individuals with SMI in China experienced marked loss of life expectancy and faced nearly double the mortality, with cause-specific patterns varying by diagnosis. Our findings provide insights into the need for our government to continually enhance physical and mental health policies to prevent and decrease premature mortality in individuals with SMI.
Authors
- Hui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-8976)
- Xinyu Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8004-5182)
- Xiangrong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0379-2042)
- Hao Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5710-7296)
- Ning Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-8898)
- Feng Sun
- Chaoran Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-1194)
- Junhua Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6223-7252)
- Jinyi Zhou
Institutions
- Nanjing Brain Hospital (CN)
- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04380-9
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sheffield Hallam University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Nanjing Medical University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China