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COMORBIDITY AND DISEASE BURDEN IN THE NATIONAL COMORBIDITY SURVEY REPLICATION (NCS-R): Research Article: Comorbidity and Disease Burden in the NCS-R

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Gadermann, Anne M., Alonso, Jordi, Vilagut, Gemma, Zaslavsky, Alan M., Kessler, Ronald C.·2012·Depression and Anxiety

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BACKGROUND: Disease burden estimates rarely consider comorbidity. Using a recently developed methodology for integrating information about comorbidity into disease burden estimates, we examined the comparative burdens of nine mental and 10 chronic physical disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). METHODS: Face-to-face interviews in a national household sample (n = 5,692) assessed associations of disorders with scores on a visual analog scale (VAS) of perceived health. Multiple regression analysis with interactions for comorbidity was used to estimate these associations. Simulation was used to estimate incremental disorder-specific effects adjusting for comorbidity. RESULTS: The majority of respondents (74.9%) reported one or more disorders. Of respondents with disorders, 73.8-98.2% reported having at least one other disorder. The best-fitting model to predict VAS scores included disorder main effects and interactions for number of disorders. Adjustment for comorbidity reduced individual-level disorder-specific burden estimates substantially, but with considerable between-disorder variation (0.07-0.69 ratios of disorder-specific estimates with and without adjustment for comorbidity). Four of the five most burdensome disorders at the individual level were mental disorders based on bivariate analyses (panic/agoraphobia, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression) but only two based on multivariate analyses, adjusting for comorbidity (panic/agoraphobia, major depression). Neurological disorders, chronic pain conditions, and diabetes were the other most burdensome individual-level disorders. Chronic pain conditions, cardiovascular disorders, arthritis, insomnia, and major depression were the most burdensome societal-level disorders. CONCLUSIONS: Adjustments for comorbidity substantially influence estimates of disease burden, especially those of mental disorders, underlining the importance of including information about comorbidity in studies of mental disorders.

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Authors
Gadermann, A. M., Alonso, J., Vilagut, G., Zaslavsky, A. M., & Kessler, R. C.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
Corresponding author
Kessler, Ronald C.
Venue
Depression and Anxiety
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-05-14
Volume
29
Issue
9
Pages
797-806
ISSN
1091-4269 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1928565634
Cited by
210
References
56
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FWCI
13.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Depression and Anxiety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (acceptedVersion)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r13mh066849-04, 5r01mh069864-04, 5r01mh070884-05)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R13-MH-066849, R01‐MH070884, U01-MH-60220, HHSN271200700030C, U01MH060220, R01‐MH069864)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K05DA015799, R01DA016558)
  • Fogarty International Center (R03TW006481)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Keywords
comorbidities, disease burden, mental illness, health perception, National Comorbidity Survey Replication, panic disorder, agoraphobia, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, chronic pain, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, insomnia, social burden
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Mental Disorders, Chronic Disease, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Self-Assessment, United States, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Cost of Illness, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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