Association between nonspecific severe psychological distress as an indicator of serious mental illness and increasing levels of medical multimorbidity

J.A. Swartz and I. Jantz

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 12, 2350-2358

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine whether severe psychological distress (SPD) and serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are associated with a specific set of chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and the association between SPD-SMIs and increasing levels of medical multimorbidity and complexity (i.e., from 1 to 3 or more CMCs).

Keywords: adult; aged; chronic disease; comorbidity; demography; epidemiology; female; health survey; human; male; Mental Disorders; mental stress; middle aged; prevalence; psychological rating scale; risk factor; socioeconomics; Substance-Related Disorders, Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease; Comorbidity; Demography; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Stress, Psychological; Substance-Related Disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302165

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