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The #GoneTooSoonpaper, published in @TheLancetPsych identifies a range of factors that increase the risk of early mortality for people who are suffering from mental health conditions.
🟡Traumatic life events
🟡Unemployment
🟡Stigma and marginalization
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🟡Insecure Housing
🟡Lack of meaningful societal relationships
🟡Restricted access to healthcare
🟡Poor education
🟡Income insecurity
The purpose of the paper is to identify not just these common factors that increase the risk of premature mortality...