Minervini M G, Covelli V, Di Pinto N, Papagni S, Russo F
J Neurosurg Sci. 1985 Apr-Jun;29(2):97-100.
Several investigators have previously reported a low cancer mortality in mental patients. They hypothesized there were possibilities of actual exclusion between cancer and psychosis. On the other hand, some Authors warned that the reported association between psychiatric illness and cancer death might vary, depending on the used statistical methods. To clarify this problem, we have examined the incidence of deaths caused by malignant neoplasm, particularly from brain tumor, in the chronic patients of Bisceglie Psychiatric Hospital, evaluating either absolute or relative mortality rate analysis. Our results seem to suggest an increased absolute mortality from malignant brain tumor in mental patients.
几位研究人员此前曾报告称，精神疾病患者的癌症死亡率较低。他们推测癌症和精神病之间可能存在实际的排斥关系。另一方面，一些作者警告说，所报告的精神疾病与癌症死亡之间的关联可能因所使用的统计方法而异。为了澄清这个问题，我们研究了比塞格利精神病院慢性病患者中恶性肿瘤，特别是脑肿瘤导致的死亡发生率，评估了绝对或相对死亡率分析。我们的结果似乎表明，精神疾病患者中恶性脑肿瘤的绝对死亡率有所增加。
