Including information about co-morbidity in estimates of disease burden: results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys
J Alonso, G Vilagut, S Chatterji, S Heeringa… - Psychological …, 2011 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe methodology commonly used to estimate disease burden, featuring ratings
of severity of individual conditions, has been criticized for ignoring co-morbidity. A …
of severity of individual conditions, has been criticized for ignoring co-morbidity. A …
Comorbidity and disease burden in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R)
AM Gadermann, J Alonso, G Vilagut… - Depression and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Disease burden estimates rarely consider comorbidity. Using a recently
developed methodology for integrating information about comorbidity into disease burden …
developed methodology for integrating information about comorbidity into disease burden …
Health impact index. Development and validation of a method for classifying comorbid disease measured against self-reported health
The objective of this study was to develop a method of classifying comorbid conditions that
accounts for both the severity and joint effects of the diseases. The Tromsø Study is a cohort …
accounts for both the severity and joint effects of the diseases. The Tromsø Study is a cohort …
High agreement of self-report and physician-diagnosed somatic conditions yields limited bias in examining mental–physical comorbidity
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the misclassification bias of self-reported somatic diseases and its
impact on the estimation of comorbidity with mental disorders. STUDY DESIGN AND …
impact on the estimation of comorbidity with mental disorders. STUDY DESIGN AND …
Deconstructing current comorbidity: data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being
BackgroundComorbidity in epidemiological surveys of mental disorders is common and of
uncertain importance. AimsTo explore the correlates of current comorbidity. MethodData …
uncertain importance. AimsTo explore the correlates of current comorbidity. MethodData …
Magnitude and impact of comorbidity of mental disorders from epidemiologic surveys
KR Merikangas, A Kalaydjian - Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Comorbidity has been shown to be an index of more severe course and outcome of mental
disorders. Systematic inclusion of comorbidity into clinical evaluation and treatment will …
disorders. Systematic inclusion of comorbidity into clinical evaluation and treatment will …
Subjective assessments of comorbidity correlate with quality of life health outcomes: initial validation of a comorbidity assessment instrument
EA Bayliss, JL Ellis, JF Steiner - Health and Quality of life Outcomes, 2005 - Springer
Background Interventions to improve care for persons with chronic medical conditions often
use quality of life (QOL) outcomes. These outcomes may be affected by coexisting …
use quality of life (QOL) outcomes. These outcomes may be affected by coexisting …
Quantifying psychiatric comorbidity: Lessions from chronic disease epidemiology
L Batstra, EH Bos, J Neeleman - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2002 - Springer
Background Comorbidity research in psychiatric epidemiology mostly uses measures of
association like odds or risk ratios to express how strongly disorders are linked. In contrast …
association like odds or risk ratios to express how strongly disorders are linked. In contrast …
Burden of disease: methods of calculating disability from mental disorder
BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease studies are important because they encompass
morbidity as well as mortality. Burden due to morbidity is calculated from incidence, duration …
morbidity as well as mortality. Burden due to morbidity is calculated from incidence, duration …
Development of lifetime comorbidity in the World Health Organization world mental health surveys
RC Kessler, J Ormel, M Petukhova… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Although numerous studies have examined the role of latent variables in the
structure of comorbidity among mental disorders, none has examined their role in the …
structure of comorbidity among mental disorders, none has examined their role in the …