Patterns of chronic physical multimorbidity in psychiatric and general population

A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the high prevalence and complexity of chronic physical multimorbidity defined as ≥2 chronic physical illness in people with psychiatric disorders. The present study aimed to assess differences in the prevalence and patterns of self-reported chronic physical illness and multimorbidity in the general and psychiatric populations.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - October 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Igor Filip čić, Ivona Šimunović Filipčić, Vladimir Grošić, Ivana Bakija, Daniela Šago, Tomislav Benjak, Boran Uglešić, Žarko Bajić, Norman Sartorius Source Type: research