Schizophrenia
Research on schizophrenia detailed by scientists at Army
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 31st, 2009
"Morbidity and mortality from general medical conditions are elevated among patients with schizophrenia compared with the general U. S. More than 50% of patients with schizophrenia have one or more comorbid psychiatric or general medical conditions. This study determined types of comorbid disorders and their prevalence among hospitalized patients with and without schizophrenia," researchers in the United States report.
"Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, a nationally representative sample, were analyzed for 1979-2003 (N=5,733,781 discharges). For discharges of patients aged 15 to 64 with at least one comorbid condition, the conditions of those with a...
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