The contribution of general medical conditions to the non-fatal burden of mental disorders: register-based cohort study in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General medical conditions (GMCs) often co-occur with mental and substance use disorders (MSDs).

Aims

To explore the contribution of GMCs to the burden of disease in people with MSDs, and investigate how this varied by age.

Method

A population-based cohort of 6 988 507 persons living in Denmark during 2000-2015 followed for up to 16 years. Danish health registers were used to identify people with MSDs and GMCs. For each MSD, years lived with disability and health loss proportion (HeLP) were estimated for comorbid MSDs and GMCs, using a multiplicative model for disability weights.

Results

Those with any MSD lost the equivalent of 43% of healthy life (HeLP = 0.43, 95% CI 0.40-0.44) after including information on GMCs, which was an increase from 25% bef

SUBMITTER: Weye N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9634585 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature