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Many mental illnesses reduce life expectancy more than heavy smoking

May 26, 2014 by

Serious mental illnesses reduce life expectancy by 10-20 years, an analysis by Oxford University psychiatrists has shown - a loss of years that's equivalent to or worse than that for heavy smoking.

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