Mental Disorder Comorbidity and Treatment Utilization

Effective interventions have been developed for myriad common psychological and substance use disorders, though they remain highly underutilized. Previous research has shown that the likelihood of treatment utilization varies across disorder diagnosis. However, studies that focus on individual disorders have resulted in a large, piecemeal literature that neglects the high rates of multivariate comorbidity. The current study investigated the association between treatment utilization and transdiagnostic comorbidity factors.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, Nicholas R. Eaton, Malki Stohl, Pia Mauro, Deborah S. Hasin Source Type: research