According to the research, mental illness might cut life expectancy by seven to 24 years — more than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
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University of Oxford http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-05-23-many-mental-illnesses-reduce-life-expectancy-more-heavy-smoking
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National Post http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/22/depression-as-deadly-as-smoking-a-pack-of-cigarettes-a-day-u-k-study-says/
National Institute for Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america/index.shtml#Intro
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