In addition, parallels between the public mental health clients in all eight states were found in the YPLL and mean age at time of death. Public mental health clients lost decades of potential life and died at younger ages than their cohorts nationwide for the years studied. YPLL as a mortality measure provides insight into the risk of premature death for public mental health clients. Clients with MMI diagnoses (schizophrenia, major depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, delusional and psychotic disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders) died at younger ages on average than most clients with non-MMI diagnoses. The YPLL for clients with MMI diagnoses were higher than clients with non-MMI diagnoses in more than 81% of the comparisons made.
