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Psychiatric disorders and 15-month mortality in a community sample of older adults.

Author(s) -

Martha L. Bruce,

Philip J. Leaf

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.6.727

Subject(s) - odds , medicine , demography , odds ratio , gerontology , public health , psychiatry , epidemiology , injury prevention , suicide prevention , poison control , logistic regression , environmental health , nursing , pathology , sociology

The relation between psychiatric disorders, defined by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), and mortality over 15 months is compared in 3007 adults age 55 and over in the New Haven Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) project. Our results indicate that the odds of dying are more than four times greater for individuals with affective disorders than for others in the sample, controlling for age, sex, and physical health. Cause of death is also examined. There were no suicides or deaths from external causes.

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