Why the study?
Does co-morbid major depressive disorder increase health-care utilization and functional disability in patients with chronic physical illness?
Does co-morbid major depressive disorder increase health-care utilization and functional disability in patients with chronic physical illness?
Co-morbid major depressive disorder significantly magnifies health-care utilization, functional disability, and work absence in patients with chronic physical illnesses.
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May support MDD screening in chronic physical illness; leaves open whether treatment reduces utilization and disability.
Stein et al. (2006) studied this question.
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