• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Cancer mortality in Common Mental Disorders: A 10-year retrospective cohort study
  • Contributor: Chierzi, Federico; Stivanello, Elisa; Musti, Muriel Assunta; Perlangeli, Vincenza; Marzaroli, Paolo; De Rossi, Francesco; Pandolfi, Paolo; Saponaro, Alessio; Grassi, Luigi; Belvederi Murri, Martino; Fioritti, Angelo; Berardi, Domenico; Menchetti, Marco
  • imprint: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023
  • Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02376-x
  • ISSN: 0933-7954; 1433-9285
  • Keywords: Psychiatry and Mental health ; Social Psychology ; Health (social science) ; Epidemiology
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>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.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods</jats:title> <jats:p>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). Information on cause of death was retrieved from the Regional Cause of Death Registry. Comparisons were made with data from the regional population without CMDs.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Results</jats:title> <jats:p>Among 101,487 patients suffering from CMDs (55.7% depression; 44.3% neurotic disorders), 3,087 (37.8%) died from neoplasms. The total standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was 1.82 (95% CI 1.78–1.86) while the SMR for all neoplasms was 2.08 (95% CI 2.01–2.16). Individuals of both genders, with both depressive and neurotic disorders had a higher risk of death from almost all cancers compared with the regional population.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title> <jats:p>Patients with CMDs have considerably higher cancer mortality risk than the general population. Higher mortality was observed for a broad range of cancers associated with different aetiologies. It is imperative to promote cancer awareness, prevention and treatment for people with CMDs. </jats:p> </jats:sec>