Chronic disease

15th September 201915th September 2019Immo Weichert

Chronic physical illness increases the risk of psychiatric hospital admission in patients with major depressive disorder

This is a study of 190 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). [1] The authors investigated the effect that medical comorbidity (chronic physical illness – CPI) had on psychiatric admissions. More than two CPIs in patients diagnosed with recurrent MDD were associated with higher rates of psychiatric admission, independent of psychiatric comorbidities and other clinical…

3rd September 20193rd September 2019Immo Weichert

Mental health problems are associated with substantially higher resource utilization and health care costs in patients with chronic diseases

A population-based cohort study of 991 445 Canadian adults, including 156 296 with a mental health diagnosis, 3-year adjusted mean costs were $38 250 for those with and $22 280 for those without a mental health disorder, a 71.7% increase. [1] Presence of psychiatric comorbidity was associated with higher rates of hospitalization and emergency department visits, including when considering…