Diagnostic psychiatric and somatic comorbidity in patients with depression in the Western Balkan countries.

Milan LatasBranko StefanovskiAlma Mihaljević-PelešAmra Memić SerdarevićIzet PajevićNera Zivlak RadulovićSabina RadulovićBojana ĐukićVasilije KorugićŽeljko Jovandić

Published in: PloS one (2024)

The results of the study confirm the results of previous research studies about the high prevalence of psychiatric and non-psychiatric comorbidities in patients with depression that were conducted in the past. It would be important if future studies could prove the importance of those comorbidities on clinical severity, choice of treatment, and its outcome in patients with depression.

Keyphrases

mental health
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
case control
south africa
gene expression
physical activity