Emerging clinical trends and perspectives on comorbid patterns of mental disorders in research

Giovanni A Fava; Eliana Tossani; Per Bech; Carmen Berrocal; Guy Chouinard; Claudio Csillag; Hans-Ulrich Wittchen; Winfried Rief

doi:10.1002/mpr.1412

Emerging clinical trends and perspectives on comorbid patterns of mental disorders in research

Giovanni A Fava, Eliana Tossani, Per Bech, Carmen Berrocal, Guy Chouinard, Claudio Csillag, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Winfried Rief

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

Comorbidity is a well-established and documented phenomenon in mental disorders and medicine with heuristic value. The concept of comorbidity remains however poorly defined and lacks a comprehensive and coherent theoretical framework. There is a need to develop coherent methodological strategies in order to promote a fuller understanding of the implications of comorbidity and to exploit its potential value with regard to etiopathogenic and therapeutic issues. This position paper makes recommendations of improved methodological standards and procedures and discusses a range of options that can provide incremental information that is likely to improve therapeutic outcomes.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
Volume	23 Suppl 1
Pages (from-to)	92-101
Number of pages	10
ISSN	1049-8931
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1412
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

Biomedical Research
Clinical Trials as Topic
Comorbidity
Humans
Mental Disorders

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