Multimorbidity and mental health: can psychiatry rise to the challenge?

Langan, Julie; Mercer, Stewart W; Smith, Daniel J · Br J Psychiatry · 2013

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Abstract

Multimorbidity--the co-occurrence of two or more long-term conditions in an individual - is highly relevant to psychiatry. Changes to training and a more integrated model of psychiatric and physical healthcare are needed in the future if we are to improve the long-term health of our patients.

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