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Quantifying the contribution of social disconnection to the mortality gap associated with mental disorders: a decomposition analysis

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-025-01348-0

Published Online: 2026-01-24

Published Print: 2026-02

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Authors

Laustsen, Lisbeth Mølgaard https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1007-7557
Ejlskov, Linda https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4917-9200
Chen, Danni https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5277-9962
Lasgaard, Mathias https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5808-8883
Rod, Naja Hulvej https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6400-5105
Gradus, Jaimie L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-5327
Grønkjær, Marie Stjerne https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-0952
Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-7465
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Aarhus Universitet (PhD fellowship)

Lundbeck Foundation (Fellowship R345-2020-1588)

Lundbeck Foundation (R402-2022-1416))

Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (Grants 1030-00085B, 2066-00009B and 4309-00026B)

H2020 European Research Council (Project 101161842)

H2020 European Research Council (Project 101124807)

TrygFonden (Project 101124807)
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Article History

Received: 26 August 2025

Accepted: 8 December 2025

First Online: 24 January 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

: The study was registered with the Danish Data Protection Agency at Aarhus University (No 2016-051-000001-2587) and approved by Statistics Denmark and the Danish Health Data Authority. According to Danish law, informed consent or ethical approval is not required for register-based studies in Denmark. For survey participants, information about the survey was provided to potential participants in writing. All survey participants were informed that participation was voluntary and that their survey data would be linked to the registers for research purposes. The respondents’ full or partial completion of the survey constituted implied consent. Linking the survey data and register data was done by Statistics Denmark. All data were pseudonymised and not recognisable at an individual level and analysed on the secure platform of Statistics Denmark.

: The respondents’ full or partial completion of the survey constituted implied consent.

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