Federico Chierzi, Elisa Stivanello, Muriel Assunta Musti, Vincenza Perlangeli, Paolo Marzaroli, Francesco De Rossi, Paolo Pandolfi, Alessio Saponaro, Luigi Grassi, Martino Belvederi Murri, Angelo Fioritti, Domenico Berardi, Marco Menchetti
PURPOSE: Individuals with Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) may have a higher cancer mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine cancer-related mortality among patients with CMDs and verify which cancer types are predominantly involved. METHODS: We used the Regional Mental Health Registry of the Emilia-Romagna region, in Northern Italy to identify patients aged ≥ 18 years who received an ICD 9-CM diagnosis of CMDs (i.e., depressive and neurotic disorders) over a 10 year period (2008-2017)...
November 17, 2022: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology