Risk Factors for Natural Cause Mortality in Schizophrenia - JAMA Network

Summary

The article investigates how reduced cognitive functioning, along with other risk factors like smoking and obesity, significantly impacts natural cause mortality in individuals with schizophrenia. The findings highlight public health concerns related to schizophrenia, such as higher mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases and other conditions, underscoring the importance of cognitive improvements in this population. Tags closely related: Schizophrenia, Diagnosis of schizophrenia, Obesity, Cardiovascular disease, Disease, Risk factors of schizophrenia. Summary: The article demonstrates the impact of reduced cognitive functioning, along with smoking and obesity, on natural cause mortality in schizophrenia, highlighting its public health relevance and the need for cognitive improvements.