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Comorbidity of Medical Illnesses Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness Who Are Receiving Community Psychiatric Services

Sokal, Joseph, Messias, Erick, Dickerson, Faith B., Kreyenbuhl, Julie, Brown, Clayton H., Goldberg, Richard W., Dixon, Lisa B.·2004·Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease

Abstract

We studied the medical comorbidity among individuals with serious mental illness who were receiving community-based psychiatric treatment. A total of 200 psychiatric outpatients divided between those with schizophrenia and affective disorder diagnoses were recruited from samples receiving outpatient care at two psychiatric centers. Interviews used questions from national health surveys. Logistic regression analyses compared responses from each sample with those of matched subsets of individuals from the general population. Both patient groups had greater odds of having many medical conditions. The odds of respiratory illnesses remained elevated in the patient groups even after controlling for smoking, as did the odds of diabetes in the affective disorder group after controlling for weight. Persons with serious mental illness who are in outpatient care are more likely to have comorbid medical conditions than persons in the general population. The odds of diabetes, lung diseases, and liver problems are particularly elevated. These findings underscore the need for intensified preventive health interventions and medical services for this population.

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Authors
Sokal, J., Messias, E., Dickerson, F. B., Kreyenbuhl, J., Brown, C. H., Goldberg, R. W., & Dixon, L. B.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Sheppard Pratt Health System (US)
Corresponding author
  • Sokal, Joseph
  • Kreyenbuhl, Julie
  • Goldberg, Richard W.
  • Dixon, Lisa B.
Venue
Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
Published
2004-06
Volume
192
Issue
6
Pages
421-427
ISSN
0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1990250378
Cited by
320
References
15
Citations by year
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FWCI
25.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH066009)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Keywords
comorbidities, severe mental illness, schizophrenia, mood disorders, community mental health services, psychiatric outpatients, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, lung disease, preventive health measures, smoking, body weight
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Ambulatory Care, Mental Disorders, Chronic Disease, Community Mental Health Services, Female, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schizophrenia, Smoking, United States, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Logistic Models, Health Care Surveys

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