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High-risk behaviours are common in psychiatric patients, especially drug and alcohol abuse, and they are more likely to die by suicide. The stigma surrounding mental health may mean people aren't treated as well for physical health problems when they do see a doctor.
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You just have to be proactive about your health the best you can. I know that's hard, though.
So tl;dr -- the 9-20 takes into account suicide. I bet if suicide wasn't taken into account, the 9-20 years thing would be drastically different. Also, getting treated well by doctors would affect that number.