Lung disease was the most common underlying condition in a British study of 192 patients who had been admitted to the hospital because of...
More »The assessment and treatment of psychiatric symptoms in persons with cognitive dysfunction are becoming increasingly important. Prevalence estimates...
More »The co-occurrence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and psychotic illness has been a challenge for clinicians and investigators for more than a...
More »The central tenet of clinical comorbidity, the occurrence of 2 syndromes in the same patient, presupposes that they are distinct categorical entities....
More »Measurement of body mass index (BMI) is an effective way to screen for obesity and is an important part of the routine health evaluation of all...
More »Gambling has become a major recreational activity in the United States. Formerly confined to a few states such as Nevada and New Jersey, legal...
More »Emergency medicine provides care to a vast number of patients each year. In 2005, 115.3 million people visited emergency departments (EDs).
More »The revolution inherent in the move from DSM-II to DSM-III primarily involved a growing emphasis on comorbidity. For several decades before DSM-III,...
More »Since the revision of DSM-III, high rates of co-occurring psychiatric disorders have been observed, particularly in cases of moderate and severe...
More »What is comorbidity? Psychiatric comorbidity refers to the occurrence of 2 or more mental or substance use disorders within a certain period. Research...
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