Conduct problems during adolescence are associated with an elevated mortality risk. This study investigated the mortality rate, causes of death, and changes over time in a Finnish residential school (RS) population.
Manninen et al Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health (2015) 9:46 DOI 10.1186/s13034-015-0078-z Open Access RESEARCH ARTICLE Adolescents in a residential school for behavior disorders have an elevated mortality risk in young adulthood Marko Manninen*, Maiju Pankakoski, Mika Gissler and Jaana Suvisaari Abstract Background: Conduct problems during adolescence are associated with an elevated mortality risk This study investigated the mortality rate, causes of death, and changes over time in a Finnish residential school (RS) population Methods: All adolescents (N = 885, M/F = 594/291, age mean 15.2 years at baseline) residing in the RS system in 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 and matched controls were included in a register-based study with a follow-up time of up to 22 years Results: The all-cause mortality rate for people with an RS background was 6.7 % compared to 1.0 % in the controls (Hazard Ratio HR = 6.95, 95 % 4.66–10.37, p