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Current Comorbidity of Psychiatric Disorders Among DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder Patients in Psychiatric Care in the Vantaa Depression Study

The Journal of Clinical PsychiatryPublished 15 February 2002
Tarja Melartin, Heikki J. Rytsala, Ulla S. Leskelä, Paula S. Lestelä-Mielonen, T. Petteri Sokero, Erkki Isometsä
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SJR score1.49
SNIP1.38

TL;DR

Most psychiatric patients with MDD have at least 1 current comorbid mental disorders, including anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, and personality disorder, according to the Vantaa Depression MDD Cohort Study.

Abstract

Most psychiatric patients with MDD have at least 1 current comorbid disorder. Comorbid disorders are associated not only with other comorbid disorders, but also with sociodemographic factors, inpatient versus outpatient status, and lifetime number of depressive episodes. The influence of these variations on current comorbidity patterns among MDD patients needs to be taken account of in treatment facilities.

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PsychologyMedicine