Individuals with mental disorders have a shorter lifespan compared to the general population. Hence, there is a need to assess and monitor the clinical prognosis or status of patients with mental disorders. A recent study investigated the association between mental disorders and cardiovascular events in 6,557,727 young patients between 20 and 39 years of age with mental disorders. 7.6 years (median) of follow-up showed that patients with mental disorders were at an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI; Hazard Ratio (HR) – 1.58) and ischemic stroke (IS; HR – 1.42).
While ten mental disorders were found to be associated with an increased risk of MI, eight mental disorders, except for PTSD and eating disorders , were associated with an increased risk of IS (Table 1). Table 1 . Risk of MI and IS with various mental disorders. Thus, the study emphasized that cardiovascular disease…
