Objective The comorbidity of somatic, anxious and depressive syndromes occurs in half of
all primary care cases. As research on this overlap of syndromes in the general population is …

Objective The nationwide prevalence of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) has not yet been
investigated in Asia. SSD is often comorbid with depression and anxiety, and the effects of …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of the most common mental disorders in primary
care patients with chronic somatic diseases based on physicians' diagnoses and compared …

Introduction The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of somatization,
anxiety, depression and stress in a primary care population, explore their association to …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and comorbidity of the most common mental
disorders in primary care practice in Spain, using the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental …

Objective To assess whether two or more functional somatic symptom complexes (SSCs)
showed stronger association with psychosocial correlates than single or no SSC after …

OBJECTIVE: To determine diagnostic overlap of depression, anxiety and somatization as
well as their unique and overlapping contribution to functional impairment. METHOD: Two …

Objective Somatic symptom burden and health anxiety demonstrate overlapping clinical
characteristics but their relationship in the general population is unclear. This study …

Background Mental disorders in primary care patients are frequently associated with
physical complaints that can mask the disorder. There is insufficient knowledge concerning …

Recent studies emphasize the negative impact of comorbidity on the course of depression. If
undiagnosed, depression and comorbidity contribute to high medical utilization. We aimed …