Do Individuals with Depression and Comorbid Medical Conditions Receive Poorer Mental Health Care than those with Depression Alone?
ABSTRACT Introduction The prevalence of depression is 2 to 3 times higher in individuals with comorbid medical condition (CMC) than in the general population. When untreated, depression results in increased mortality, higher health care costs, greater functional disability, decreased quality of l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2017-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/390 |