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Mental health conditions dramatically reduce life expectancy

23-Nov-2015

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People with a serious mental health condition die 12-13 years younger.

– four times more likely to die as a result of diabetes

– two to three times more likely to die of heart disease

– nearly four times as likely to die of respiratory illnesses

– twice as likely to die of stroke

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Mental Health