Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review
Alcohol and substance use disorders (AUD and SUD, respectively) are associated with an increased risk of premature death. AUD/SUD also often co-occur with other psychiatric disorders, which in themselves, and combined with AUD/SUD may contribute to increased mortality. Suicide is a devastatingly p...
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| description | Alcohol and substance use disorders (AUD and SUD, respectively) are associated with an increased risk of premature death.
AUD/SUD also often co-occur with other psychiatric disorders, which in themselves, and combined with AUD/SUD may
contribute to increased mortality. Suicide is a devastatingly prominent cause of death in AUD/SUD, as are unintentional
overdoses and poisonings. Even though AUD/SUD have among the highest standardized mortality ratios of all psychiatric
disorders, this is not reflected in how evidence-based treatment for these disorders is available in Finland. This review focuses
on the risk of premature death due to all causes and suicide associated with AUD/SUD (excluding nicotine) in Finland and
provides suggestions as to what could be done to decrease this risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbb77b4128ca45cda24ef6e62bc990ac2022-12-22T03:23:09ZengThe Finnish Foundation for Psychiatric ResearchPsychiatria Fennica2489-61522022-11-0153230239Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A reviewJonna Levola0Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Psychiatry, Hyvinkää Area, Hospital District of Helsinki and UusimaaAlcohol and substance use disorders (AUD and SUD, respectively) are associated with an increased risk of premature death. AUD/SUD also often co-occur with other psychiatric disorders, which in themselves, and combined with AUD/SUD may contribute to increased mortality. Suicide is a devastatingly prominent cause of death in AUD/SUD, as are unintentional overdoses and poisonings. Even though AUD/SUD have among the highest standardized mortality ratios of all psychiatric disorders, this is not reflected in how evidence-based treatment for these disorders is available in Finland. This review focuses on the risk of premature death due to all causes and suicide associated with AUD/SUD (excluding nicotine) in Finland and provides suggestions as to what could be done to decrease this risk.https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Psychiatria_Fennica-2022-Levola.pdfalcohol use disordersubstance use disorderall-cause mortalitysuicideyears of life lostdrug policy |
| spellingShingle | Jonna Levola Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review Psychiatria Fennica alcohol use disorder substance use disorder all-cause mortality suicide years of life lost drug policy |
| title | Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review |
| title_full | Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review |
| title_fullStr | Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review |
| title_short | Premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in Finland - A review |
| title_sort | premature mortality due to alcohol and substance use disorders in finland a review |
| topic | alcohol use disorder substance use disorder all-cause mortality suicide years of life lost drug policy |
| url | https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Psychiatria_Fennica-2022-Levola.pdf |
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