Researchers have identified a trio of lifestyle areas that affect life expectancy. People with severe mental illness (SMI) tend to live shorter lives than the general population.
Research suggests that, on average, women live 12 years less, and men live 13 years less. A new study from researchers at King’s College London (Kings) and other institutions in the United Kingdom finds, however, that resolving a group of three health issues can narrow this gap significantly.
The study features in PLOS ONE. Mitigating unhealthful behaviors, underuse of medical services, and social isolation may extend the lives of those with SMI by 4–7 years. These three issues may seem familiar, and, in fact, they are — these are risk factors for anyone’s