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Associations between comorbid health conditions and the use of mental health services among adults with bipolar disorder.

Authors :
Lee, Sungkyu
Matejkowski, Jason
Source :
Social Work in Health Care; Jan2016, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p28-40, 13p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Using a nationally representative sample, this study examined to what extent the number of comorbid health conditions was associated with various mental health service utilization among people with bipolar disorder. The results of logistic regression models indicate that a greater number of comorbid medical conditions were associated with higher odds of using specialty mental health service, while they were not associated with utilization of services provided by general health care providers. The type of bipolar disorder, functional impairment, and marital status were found to be associated with the use of a specialty service, while ethnicity was the only covariate significantly related to general health care use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00981389
Volume :
55
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Social Work in Health Care
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
112999522
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2015.1107016