Serious Psychological Distress and Mortality among Adults in the U.S. Household Population: Highlights

This study used data from the public use files of the 1997 to 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which were linked to death certificate data from the 1997 to 2006 National Death Index (NDI), to assess the association between psychological distress and mortality. This study summarizes results presented in a data review entitled Psychological Distress and Mortality among Adults in the U.S. Household Population.