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Estimating national and local prevalence of severe mental illnesses (SMI) and personality disorders (PD) in England: an exploratory study
Safe People
Organisation name
Public Health England
Organisation sector
Government Agency (Health and Adult Social Care)
Applicant name(s)
Gabriele Price - Chief Investigator - Public Health EnglandGabriele Price - Corresponding Applicant - Public Health EnglandAlex Stirzaker - Collaborator - NHS EnglandCam Lugton - Collaborator - Public Health EnglandDavid Osborn - Collaborator - UCL Division of PsychiatryHiral Mehta - Collaborator - NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationJames Kirkbride - Collaborator - University College London ( UCL )Joseph Hayes - Collaborator - University College London ( UCL )Matthew Wickenden - Collaborator - NHS England
Safe Projects
Project ID
CPRD465
Lay summary
Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness (SMI) experience poorer physical health and they often die 15-20 years earlier, usually from physical conditions that can be prevented such as heart and lung disease. Studies on personality disorders (PD) are limited, and at times the conditions are misunderstood and underdiagnosed.
Technical summary
People with severe mental illness (SMI) have reduced life expectancy and are at increased risk of physical health comorbidities compared to the general population. Recorded prevalence of SMI, as seen on GP registers is reported to be 0.93%. However, the register does not provide prevalence breakdowns by demographic and socio-economic which are proven to affect prevalence of SMI. There is no national register for people with personality disorders (PD). As reported in the 2014 Annual Psychiatry Morbidity Survey, the prevalence of people positively screened for Borderline Personality Disorder was 2.4% and for Antisocial Personality Disorder 3.3% .
Latest approval date
08/04/2021
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
Patient Level Index of Multiple Deprivation
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Access type
Release