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[Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders among medically ill patients]. 2012

Haruki Shimoda, and Norito Kawakami, and Masao Tsuchiya

Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo.

This article reviews recent epidemiological findings on the relationship between physical and psychiatric conditions. First, physical disorders may be a risk factor of mental disorders. The WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys indicated that the prevalence of most mental disorders were high among persons with a variety of physical disorders. Second, mental disorders may affect the course and prognosis of physical disorders. Several studies reported increased mortality when depression was comorbid with cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes. Third, social functioning was more deteriorated among those with comorbid physical and mental disorders than those with either of them. The comorbidity with mental disorders and its impact on the longevity and social life are observed for most physical disorders.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007564	Japan	A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.	Bonin Islands
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001523	Mental Disorders	Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.	Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D015897	Comorbidity	The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.