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Table 2 Sample diagnostic categories and medical comorbidities

From: Long-term observations on the mortality of mentally ill patients admitted to a short-stay psychiatric hospital: 23 years retrospective Egyptian study

Diagnosis

Total=46

Dementia

2 (4.3%)

Substance use disorder

1 (2.2%)

Psychotic

14 (30.4%)

Bipolar affective disorder (Manic)

9 (19.6%)

Major depression

15 (32.6%)

Catatonia

3 (6.5%)

Aggression for investigations

2 (4.3%)

Medical co-morbidity

No co-morbidity

26 (56.5%)

One co-morbidity

16 (34.8%)

Multiple co-morbidities

4 (8.7%)