October 3, 2011Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Affective and Anxiety Disorders and their Relationship with Chronic Physical Conditions in Australia: Findings of the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Population
8,841 Australian adults (16-85 years) from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
High comorbidity warrants clinical awareness; cross-sectional data leave open causal directions and intervention effects.
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Population
8,841 Australian adults (16-85 years) from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Outcome
Prevalence and patterns of 12-month comorbidity of chronic physical conditions (diabetes, asthma, coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis) and DSM-IV affective and anxiety disorders
Comorbidity between chronic physical conditions and affective or anxiety disorders is highly prevalent in Australian adults and is associated with significant disability and healthcare utilization.
Cite This Study
Teesson et al. (2011) studied this question.