Why Are Americans With Severe Mental Illness Dying 25 Years Younger Than Their Peers? – Quartz

Read article - Stephen Bartels, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is quoted about how Americans with severe mental illness die on average 25 years younger than their peers, not from suicide or drug abuse, but from preventable physical ailments like smoking and obesity. "This really is the largest recognized health disparity in the United States," says Bartels. "A tragic part of the stigmatization of mental illness is the marginalization of these individuals."