Does Depression Reoccur During Lifespan?
According to a new study published in the journal Psychiatric Services, people who live with serious mental illness outside an institutional setting have a shorter lifespan than the general population. Researchers looked at data on more than 600 people who were treated for serious or chronic mental illness and found that compared to current U.S. life expectancy statistics, people suffering from mental illness lost more than 14 years of "potential life," dying at an average age of 73.4 years.
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