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oapen-20.500.12657-243802024-03-22T19:23:23Z Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Disorders Holt, Richard I.G. Maj, Mario Sartorius,, Norman Medicine & Public Health Psychiatry Cardiovascular System Gastroenterology Oncology Psychology Endocrinology Gerontology / Geriatrics Metabolism Preventive Medicine Medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine This publication presents evidence about the magnitude and severe consequences of comorbidity of mental and physical illnesses from a personal and societal perspective. Leading experts address the huge burden of co-morbidity to the affected individual as well as the public health aspects, the costs to society and interaction with factors stemming from the context of socioeconomic developments. The authors discuss the clinical challenge of managing cardiovascular illnesses, cancer, infectious diseases and other physical illness when they occur with a range of mental and behavioral disorders, including substance abuse, eating disorders and anxiety. Also covered are the organization of health services, the training of different categories of health personnel and the multidisciplinary engagement necessary to prevent and manage comorbidity effectively. 2019-12-02 14:29:10 2020-04-01T09:57:22Z 2020-04-01T09:57:22Z 2015 book 1005734 OCN: 900438598 9783318026047 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24380 eng application/pdf n/a 1005734.pdf Karger 10.1159/000366509 103012 10.1159/000366509 7bca2022-473f-4da6-bdd7-3daa111614de b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783318026047 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 103012 KU Select 2018: STEM Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This publication presents evidence about the magnitude and severe consequences of comorbidity of mental and physical illnesses from a personal and societal perspective. Leading experts address the huge burden of co-morbidity to the affected individual as well as the public health aspects, the costs to society and interaction with factors stemming from the context of socioeconomic developments. The authors discuss the clinical challenge of managing cardiovascular illnesses, cancer, infectious diseases and other physical illness when they occur with a range of mental and behavioral disorders, including substance abuse, eating disorders and anxiety. Also covered are the organization of health services, the training of different categories of health personnel and the multidisciplinary engagement necessary to prevent and manage comorbidity effectively.
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