Association found between severe mental illness and cardiovascular-related mortality

A review of over 30 million people suggests that severe mental illness is associated with cardiovascular-related mortality and the situation is worsening. PLOS Medicine has recently published a review study into the association between mental illness and cardiovascular-related mortality. Findings show that people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, are more likely to experience cardiovascular mortality. Furthermore, this association has become stronger in recent decades. Previous evidence has already highlighted the higher incidence of cardiovascular mortality in those with severe mental illness, however this study also assesses whether this association has developed over time. This new study compromised of...