Reduced mortality among Department of Veterans Affairs patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder lost to follow-up and engaged in active outreach to return for care.

Abstract

The mortality rate for returning patients with SMI was almost 6 times less than for those who did not return for medical care.

Proactive outreach might result in patients returning to care and should be implemented to reengage this vulnerable group.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Aged
• Bipolar Disorder
• Comorbidity
• Female
• Humans
• Lost to Follow-Up
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Patient Dropouts
• Risk Factors
• Schizophrenia
• United States
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans

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Authors

• Chester L Davis
• Amy M Kilbourne
• Frederic C Blow
• John R Pierce
• Bernard M Winkel
• Edward Huycke
• Robert Langberg
• David Lyle
• Yancy Phillips
• Stephanie Visnic

Publication date

2012-03-06

Journal

Journal topics

• Public Health

Language

Eng.

Copyright

American journal of public health

Veterans Health Administration, Office of Medical Inspector, Washington, DC 20420, USA. cldavis [at] va.gov

Release reference

Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar;102 Suppl 1():S74-9

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