Inpatient and outpatient costs in patients with coronary artery disease and mental disorders: a systematic review
Conclusions:
Comorbid mental disorders in CAD patients are associated with an increased healthcare utilization in terms of higher hospital readmission rates and increased overall and outpatient health care costs. From a health care point of view, it is requisite to improve the diagnosis and treatment of comorbid mental disorders in patients with CAD to minimize incremental costs.
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Harald BaumeisterAnne HaschkeMarie MunzingerNico HutterPhillip Tully Source Type: research
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