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Psychiatric disorder in a sample of the general population with and without chronic medical conditions

Kenneth Brooks Wells, Jacqueline M. Golding, M. Audrey Burnam·1988·American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

The authors studied data on psychiatric disorders and eight chronic medical conditions in a community sample of 2,554 persons. The sex- and age-adjusted prevalence of any psychiatric disorder in the preceding 6 months was 24.7% and of lifetime psychiatric disorder was 42.2% among persons with one or more medical conditions, compared to 17.5% and 33.0%, respectively, for persons with no medical condition. Persons with chronic medical conditions were more likely to have lifetime substance use disorders and recent affective and anxiety disorders. Arthritis, cancer, lung disease, neurological disorder, heart disease, and physical handicap were strongly associated with psychiatric disorders, but hypertension and diabetes were not.

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  • Wells et al. found that affective illness and anxiety disorders add significant additive decrements in social and vocational function, and increase functional impairments.

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Authors
Wells, K. B., Golding, J. M., & Burnam, M. A.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
1988-08-01
Volume
145
Issue
8
Pages
976-981
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W102458143
Cited by
641
References
29
Citations by year
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FWCI
16.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH 34224, MH 00351, MH-14664)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
mental illness, chronic disease, comorbidities, prevalence, substance use disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, arthritis, cancer, lung disease, neurological disorders, heart disease, physical handicap, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, community sample
MeSH terms
Adult, Arthritis, Mental Disorders, California, Chronic Disease, Female, Disabled Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Heart Diseases, Humans, Hypertension, Lung Diseases, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Nervous System Diseases, Diabetes Complications

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