Abstract:Objective: Severe mental disorders as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia often co-occur with chronic medical illnesses, especially cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of physical health problems in hospitalized patients and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with physical comorbidity. Method: The medical records of all inpatients followed up between September 2007 and September 2009 were reviewed retrospectively. Results: 144 patients were … Show more
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