Comorbidity is a well-established phenomenon in depressive disorders, and it is widely
agreed that the majority of depressive disorders examined in both primary care and the …

To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of a mixed anxiety-depressive (MAD)
syndrome in primary care, a two-stage sampling design was applied to 796 consecutive …

Two hundred sixty-three consecutive medical inpatients were studied to assess whether
depression and anxiety are associated with increased costs and reduced health-related …

Background: The comorbidity of psychiatric disorders with chronic health conditions has
emerged as a topic of considerable clinical and policy interest, in part owing to the evidence …

Background: Depressive and anxiety disorders commonly occur together in patients
presenting in the primary care setting. Although recognition of individual depressive and …

Objective: To characterize the diagnosis of anxiety and depression within a large managed
care population and to measure the impact of having both of these conditions on treatment …

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the relative impact of anxiety disorders
and major depression on functional status and health-related quality of life of primary care …

BackgroundGeneral practitioners play a pivotal part in the recognition and treatment of
psychiatric disorders. Identifying somatoform disorders is important for the choice of …

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

Background: For clinical or research use in primary care, theDSM-IVdiagnostic criteria for
somatization disorder are too restrictive, while the criteria for undifferentiated somatoform …