Psychiatric morbidity and physician visits: lessons from Ontario
| Autor: | Elizabeth H. B. Lin, Tweed Dl, Goering P, Williams Ji |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Diagnostic interview Physician visit Household survey Health services Prevalence Medicine Humans Psychiatry Diagnosis-Related Groups Ontario business.industry Mental Disorders Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Mental health treatment Mental health Personal Health Services Family medicine Health Care Surveys Regression Analysis Female business Family Practice |
| Zdroj: | Medical care. 36(4) |
| ISSN: | 0025-7079 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES The authors examine the association between psychiatric morbidity and visits to general practitioners and family practitioners in Ontario, Canada. METHODS A nested set of hypotheses were posed to account for different levels of use among persons with differing levels of psychiatric morbidity. The sample of 8,116 is drawn from a comprehensive household survey of physical and mental health that included the UM-CIDI standardized diagnostic interview. RESULTS The findings suggest that persons with psychiatric disorders make more visits than can be accounted for by sociodemographic factors, medical status, access, or by intentional use of the general medical system for mental health treatment. CONCLUSIONS Psychiatric morbidity is associated with higher rates of health service use. This effect is strongest among persons with multiple psychiatric disorders. |
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