Association of Mental Health Disorders With Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Adults With Chronic Disease

2019195 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Barbora Sporinova · University of Calgary

Braden Manns · University of Calgary

Marcello Tonelli · University of Calgary

Brenda R. Hemmelgarn · University of Calgary

Frank P. MacMaster · Alberta Health

Nicholas Mitchell · Alberta Health Services

Flora Au ·

Abstract

This study suggests that mental health disorders are associated with substantially higher resource utilization and health care costs among patients with chronic diseases. These findings have clinical and health policy implications.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Disease Management Strategies Mental Health Treatment and Access Schizophrenia research and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 2, Issue 8, pp. e199910-e199910

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9910

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