A well-preserved oral function is key to accomplishing essential daily tasks. However, in
geriatric medicine and gerodontology, as age-related physiological decline disrupts several …

Background Hospital inpatients often experience medical and psychiatric problems
simultaneously. Although this implies a certain relationship between healthcare utilization …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2011 and includes selected …

Importance A population-based study using validated algorithms to estimate the costs of
treating people with chronic disease with and without mental health disorders is needed …

Abstract Purpose of Review Depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment constitute
established risk markers for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and are associated with …

Background Psychiatric comorbidity is known to impact upon use of nonpsychiatric health
services. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the specific …

Background—Depression predicts prognosis in many cardiac conditions, including
congestive heart failure (CHF). Despite heightened cardiac risk in patients with comorbid …

Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at higher risk of physical health
conditions compared to the general population, however, the impact of specific underlying …

Available data indicate that patients with depression and anxiety disorders are likely to be at
greater risk for suicide. Therefore, it is important to correctly diagnose patients with …

Objectives To assess the relationship of multiple domains and facets of the five-factor model
of personality with presence, onset, and severity of late-life depression. Design Cross …