The effects of physical illness on psychiatric disorder
1993
Somatic symptoms of both organic and non-organic causes are associated with an increase in psychiatric morbidity irrespective of setting; patients with chronic medical conditions are approximately twice as likely to report psychiatric disorder as controls. This increase cannot be entirely explained in terms of help-seeking behaviour, recognition rates by treating doctors or treatment outcome. The detection and treatment of coincident psychiatric disorder in this group of patients needs further clarification.
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