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dc.contributor.authorWachholtz, Amy B.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:29.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:11:00Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-01
dc.date.submitted2014-12-22
dc.identifier.citationWachholtz, A. B. (2013). Comorbidity. In M. Gellman & J.R. Turner (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. (pp 475-476). Springer, New York. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_860
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_860
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46173
dc.description.abstractComorbidity occurs when an individual experiences two or more disorders at the same time (Eaton, 2006). Comorbidities can occur sequentially, or they can become symptomatic simultaneously. Disorders that are considered comorbidities can be either physical or psychological in nature. It is a common occurrence that a disorder in one domain (e.g., a physical disorder of spinal cord injury) will trigger or exacerbate a disorder in another domain (e.g., a psychological disorder of depression). Two disorders within the same domain are also considered comorbidities (e.g., depression and anxiety, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and ischemic heart disease). There are some disorders that are such frequent comorbidities that they may eventually be combined under a single label and treated as a single syndrome (e.g., metabolic syndrome which often includes high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and dyslipidemia) ...
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_860
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titleComorbidity
dc.typeBook Chapter
dc.source.booktitleEncyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/709
dc.identifier.contextkey6487018
html.description.abstract<p>Comorbidity occurs when an individual experiences two or more disorders at the same time (Eaton, 2006). Comorbidities can occur sequentially, or they can become symptomatic simultaneously. Disorders that are considered comorbidities can be either physical or psychological in nature. It is a common occurrence that a disorder in one domain (e.g., a physical disorder of spinal cord injury) will trigger or exacerbate a disorder in another domain (e.g., a psychological disorder of depression). Two disorders within the same domain are also considered comorbidities (e.g., depression and anxiety, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and ischemic heart disease). There are some disorders that are such frequent comorbidities that they may eventually be combined under a single label and treated as a single syndrome (e.g., metabolic syndrome which often includes high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and dyslipidemia) ...</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpsych_pp/709
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry


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