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Comorbidity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In psychiatry, comorbidity refers to the presence of more than one mental disorder occurring in an individual at the same time. The Axis II personality disorders are often criticized because their comorbidity rates are excessively high, approaching 60% in some cases, indicating to critics the possibility that these categories of mental illness are too imprecisely distinguished to be usefully valid for diagnostic purposes and, thus, for deciding how treatment resources should be allocated. Comorbidity is also found to be high in drug addicts, both physiologically and psychologically. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comorbidity   (458 words)

CQ, Vol, 29, #2: Comorbidity Patterns and AD/HD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Comorbidity rates ranged from 10.5 to 30.2% in the general population sample and 21.1 to 51.9% in the clinical sample, which, the authors point out, supports the effects of referral bias on comorbidity. Milberger, Biederman, Fararone and Tsuang (1995) assert that comorbid conditions of ADHD and internalizing symptoms are not an artifact of overlapping symptoms. Comorbidity was found in 15% to 75% of the cases reviewed in both epidemiological and clinical samples taken from clients initially identified with mood disorders such as depression, dysthymia and bipolar disorder. www.nasponline.org /publications/cq292comorbity.html   (3621 words)

Prevalence and comorbidity of child and adolescent disorders The purpose of the present research was to determine the prevalence and patterns of comorbidity of disorders among Western Australian mainstream primary school and secondary school aged students. Comorbidity must be considered in the design of research on disorders in children and adolescents. Comorbidity was found to be high, with 68% of the sample having one or more additional disorders (Offord et al., 1987). www.priory.com /psych/prevalence.htm   (4901 words)

Bipolar Disorder and Comorbidity -- Neurotransmitter.net Comorbidity with anxiety disorders was not correlated with severity of bipolar illness as assessed by the number of hospitalizations, psychotic characteristics, misuse of alcohol and drugs, and suicide attempts (violent and nonviolent). Comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder in recovered inpatients with bipolar disorder. Comorbidity associated with the dual diagnosis of HIV infection and common depressive disorders in men is a critical men's health issue. www.neurotransmitter.net /cobipolar.html   (16671 words)

Comorbidity Hypertension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Evaporated mythologist fructify the ignescent Lichenes with comorbidity hypertension nambypamby Razorsharp Presbyterian overcorrect the comorbidity hypertension cardboard Mephitis with Aramaic kindly to the eidetic crammer comorbidity hypertension with Mycenaean Breuer. www.alto-infotech.com /hypertension/comorbidity-hypertension.html   (1424 words)

HCUP-US Tools & Software Page The Comorbidity Software is one in a family of databases and software tools developed as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Comorbidity software assigns variables that identify comorbidities in hospital discharge records using the diagnosis coding of ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical Modifications). Comorbidity indices to predict mortality from Medicare data: results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov /toolssoftware/comorbidity/comorbidity.jsp   (1224 words)

National Comorbidity Survey Kessler, R.C. Comorbidity of unipolar and bipolar depression with other psychiatric disorders in a general population survey. Comorbidity of DSM-III-R Major Depressive Disorder in the general population: Results from the US National Comorbidity Survey. Kessler, R.C. The U.S. National Comorbidity Survey: Onset, chronicity and comorbidity patterns of mood disorders in the general population. www.hcp.med.harvard.edu /ncs/publications.php   (4912 words)

Complications and Comorbidities A comorbidity is defined as a pre-existing secondary diagnoses of the admitted patient. A complication is defined as a condition acquired during a hospital stay or, "An ICD diagnosis describing a condition arising after the beginning of hospital observation and/or treatment which usually influences the patient's hospitalization and/or significantly influences the management or treatment of the patient" (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 1994). The comorbidity score reflects the cumulative increased likelihood of one-year mortality; the higher the score, the more severe the burden of comorbidity. www.umanitoba.ca /centres/mchp/concept/dict/comorb_compl/comp_comorb.html   (593 words)

Comorbidity Considerations in Geriatric Oncology Research -- Yates 51 (6): 329 -- CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Comorbidity may be defined as "the existence or occurrence of comorbidities are causally unrelated to the primary diagnosis. Comorbidity and age as predictors of risk for early mortality of male and female colon carcinoma patients. caonline.amcancersoc.org /cgi/content/full/51/6/329   (3003 words)

Multiple Informants: A New Method to Assess Breast Cancer Patients' Comorbidity -- Lash et al. 157 (3): 249 -- American ... Influence of age and comorbidity on treatment choice and survival in elderly patients with breast cancer. Comorbidity and breast cancer survival: a comparison between fl and white women. The effect of age and comorbidity in the treatment of elderly women with nonmetastatic breast cancer. aje.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/157/3/249   (4090 words)

Comorbidity: Implications for the Importance of Primary Care in 'Case' Management -- Starfield et al. 1 (1): 8 -- ... Comorbidity: Implications for the Importance of Primary Care in 'Case' Management -- Starfield et al. comorbidity, that is, the co-occurrence of apparently unrelated the extent of comorbidity in the population as a whole. annalsfm.highwire.org /cgi/content/full/1/1/8   (3628 words)

Medical Comorbidity in Psychiatric Inpatients: Relation to Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Length of Stay -- Lyketsos et ... Medical Comorbidity in Psychiatric Inpatients: Relation to Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Length of Stay -- Lyketsos et al. FIR, the discharge PSS, or the discharge GAF. comorbidity was a focus of care during the hospital stay, the psy.psychiatryonline.org /cgi/content/full/43/1/24   (3267 words)

Differential Prognostic Impact of Comorbidity -- Read et al. 22 (15): 3099 -- Journal of Clinical Oncology and the hazard ratio of moderate/severe comorbidity is 1.06. Ribeiro KC, Kowalski LP, Latorre MR: Impact of comorbidity, symptoms and patient's characteristics on the prognosis of oral carcinomas. Firat S, Byhardt RW, Gore E: Comorbidity and Karnofksy performance score are independent prognostic factors in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: An institutional analysis of patients treated on four RTOG studies—Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. www.jco.org /cgi/content/full/22/15/3099   (2780 words)

Substance Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Comorbidity: Assessment of psychiatric comorbidity and referral to treatment targeting co-occurring PTSD and other disorders are suggested as possible ways to reduce the high treatment costs associated with SUD-PTSD comorbidity. For example, Brown, Stout, and Mueller (1996) compared substance-dependent women with and without a comorbid diagnosis of PTSD on their alcohol- and drug-use status 3 months postdischarge from inpatient substance abuse treatment. The PTSD group's greater number of hospital overnight stays for SUD problems also cannot be explained by their greater psychiatric comorbidity or by differential insurance coverage for addiction versus psychiatric inpatient treatment. www.psychosocial.com /addiction/su_ptsd.html   (3960 words)

PARC Comorbidity Website Comorbidity of mental illness and substance abuse project website The PARC Comorbidity project took place in 2001 and all information in this section dates from this time. While we believe the site still contains information of relevance to the management of comorbidity in primary care, visitors are advised to also seek up to date sources of information. www.parc.net.au /comorbidhome.html   (68 words)

Comorbidity Coding Course   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) This research is important because if cancer registrars learn to code comorbidity accurately, consistently, and efficiently using a Web-based education program, then comorbidity information can be easily included as a standard oncology data element. Because of the demonstrated importance of comorbidity in cancer statistics, inclusion of this information will improve the accuracy of survival statistics and the evaluation of treatment effectiveness. The null hypothesis is that there will be no difference in the ability of registrars to code comorbidity from the medical records of patients with cancer based on whether they received education from a trained research assistant or from the web-based computer program. cancercomorbidity.wustl.edu   (422 words)

Influence of Comorbidity on the Outcome of Patients Treated for Out-of-Hospital Ventricular Fibrillation -- Hallstrom ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Influence of Comorbidity on the Outcome of Patients Treated for Out-of-Hospital Ventricular Fibrillation -- Hallstrom et al. We have shown that comorbidity is an important predictor of survival The comorbidity index was the most significant predictor of survival and accounted for 4.6% of the deviance (top). circ.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/93/11/2019   (2249 words)

Population-Based Study of Medical Comorbidity in Early Dementia and "Cognitive Impairment, No Dementia (CIND)": ... Population-Based Study of Medical Comorbidity in Early Dementia and "Cognitive Impairment, No Dementia (CIND)": Association With Functional and Cognitive Impairment: The Cache County Study -- Lyketsos et al. comorbidity by use of a clinical judgment, as opposed to being McCormick WC, Kukull WA, Van Belle G, et al: Symptom patterns and comorbidity in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. ajgponline.org /cgi/content/full/13/8/656   (3281 words)

Predictors of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Medical Outpatients -- Löwe et al. 65 (5): 764 -- Psychosomatic Medicine comorbidity, the cause of the complaints, and for the severity presence or the absence of a psychiatric comorbidity, the predictive comorbidity was an age younger than 50 years (Table 2). www.psychosomaticmedicine.org /cgi/content/full/65/5/764   (3684 words)

Part B:Comorbidity of Mental Disorders with Drug Abuse/Dependence They discuss the obvious need for housing for this population as well as the need to attend to and deal with legal issues regarding the acquisition of housing and related services. Kosten, T. R., and Kleber, H. Differential diagnosis of psychiatric comorbidity in substance abusers. Raskin, V. D., and Miller, N. The epidemiology of the comorbidity of psychiatric and addictive disorders: A critical review. www.drugabuse.gov /HSR/da-tre/BrownComorbidityPartB.htm   (4273 words)

Utility of the Chronic Disease Score and Charlson Comorbidity Index as Comorbidity Measures for Use in Epidemiologic ... Because the Deyo adaptation of the Charlson Comorbidity Influence of comorbidity and severity on the clinical outcome of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia treated with beta-lactam monotherapy. Role of comorbidity in mortality related to Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a prospective study using the Charlson weighted index of comorbidity. aje.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/161/5/483   (5030 words)

ADHD Comorbidity: THe Tip of the Iceberg (Comorbidity means having two or more diagnosable conditions at the same time) There is some evidence that the incidence of comorbidity is somewhat higher in adults than in children. However, many of the studies looking at the issue of comorbidity are difficult to compare. Genel’s review of follow-up studies of children with AD/HD and studies of adults who were later diagnosed with AD/HD indicated that the disorder often persists into adulthood. www.baltimorepsych.com /ADD_Comorbidity.htm   (2252 words)

The cost of major comorbidity in people with diabetes mellitus -- Simpson et al. 168 (13): 1661 -- Canadian Medical ... The lower and upper portions of the bars represent the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively; the midline represents the median; the projecting lines represent the most extreme values in the data set that were not more than 1.5 times the height of the bar beyond either quartile. was present in 46.6% of the cohort, ophthalmic comorbidity in by comorbidity and age are shown for the general population www.cmaj.ca /cgi/content/full/168/13/1661   (3069 words)

Use of comorbidity scores for control of confounding in studies using administrative databases -- Schneeweiss and ... Use of comorbidity scores for control of confounding in studies using administrative databases -- Schneeweiss and Maclure 29 (5): 891 -- International Journal of Epidemiology Use of comorbidity scores for control of confounding in studies using administrative databases Table 5 Comparison of measures to assess the predictive validity of comorbidity measures used in administrative databases. ije.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/29/5/891   (4040 words)

Comorbidity and DM Comorbidity and DM From the October 2001 Issue Comorbidity and DM The right technology, along with a human touch, improves disease management for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Hypertension, lung disease and diabetes are the most common comorbid conditions. www.healthmgttech.com /archives/h1001dm.htm   (968 words)

National Comorbidity Initiative: (AIHW)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Under Australia's National Illicit Drug Strategy, a National Comorbidity Initiative was established to improve service coordination and treatment outcomes for people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders. A priority area under this Initiative is to improve data systems and collections methods within the mental health and alcohol and other drug sectors to manage comorbidity more effectively. This project, commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, identifies, reviews and reports on the current state of data collections relating to people with coexisting substance use and mental health disorders ('comorbidity') in Australia. www.aihw.gov.au /publications/index.cfm/title/10132   (199 words)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, comorbidity at NOFAS While there is still a great deal we do not know about treatment of women with alcohol use disorders, brief intervention, guided self-change programs, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy and the 12-step program can be effective. Other issues to consider in specialized treatment for women are the availability of child care, transportation, gender-specific programs and the treatment of comorbidity, such as other substance abuse and mental health disorders. To locate a drug and alcohol abuse treatment program near you, click here for the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator, created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. www.nofas.org /healthcare/screen.aspx   (698 words)

Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, ltd.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Hirsch, A.R. and Trannel, T. “Comorbidity of Psychiatric and Chemosensory Disorders.” Chemical Senses. “Study of Comorbidity of Chemosensory Complaints and Psychiatric Disorders.” Association of Chemoreception Sciences XII. “Comorbidity of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome.” 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Headache. www.scienceofsmell.com /scienceofsmell/index.cfm?action=about   (6932 words)

NCRG : Research : Research Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Shaffer, H. A public health perspective on gambling: The four principles. A critical view of pathological gambling and addiction: Comorbidity makes for syndromes and other strange bedfellows. Treatment issues in pathological gamblers with a comorbid disorder. www.ncrg.org /research/publications.cfm   (1996 words)

NCCC Research Studies NCCC Home > Research and Training > Research Studies > Comorbidity To read more on a specific study, please select from the links below. Racial differences in health care usage, socioeconomic status and comorbidity on prostate cancer www.nccc.org /ResearchandTraining/research_studies_topic_comorbidity.html   (54 words)

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