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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020

Mortality Among Patients Discharged From an Acute Psychiatric Department: A 5-Year Prospective Study.

Astrid Prestmo, Karina Høyen, Arne Einar Vaaler, Terje Torgersen, Ole Kristian Drange

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Symptoms of the suicide crisis syndrome and associated risk factors in an acute psychiatric population, a cross-sectional study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025
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Astrid PrestmoDepartment of Østmarka, Division of Mental Health Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Karina HøyenDepartment of Østmarka, Division of Mental Health Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Arne Einar VaalerDepartment of Østmarka, Division of Mental Health Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Terje TorgersenDepartment of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Ole Kristian DrangeDepartment of Østmarka, Division of Mental Health Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary aim of the study was to explore the post discharge standardized mortality ratio of patients from an acute psychiatric department in Norway. The secondary aims were to explore if the standardized mortality ratio is still increasing and to examine the causes of death in the defined population. We conducted a 5-year prospective study among patients admitted to an acute psychiatric department with catchment area responsibilities. A total of 380 patients were included in the study, and the number and causes of deaths were obtained from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry. Excess mortality was found for the patient group. The standardized mortality ratio for all causes of death was 6.7 (95% CI, 4.6-8.8). The study finds an increased standardized mortality ratio relative to a previous corresponding study in Norway, and the suicide risk was especially elevated the first 2 years after discharge.

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acute psychiatric departmentexcess mortalitypost discharge suicidepsychiatric inpatientsstandardized mortality ratio

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