The rising complexity and burden of multimorbidity in a middle-income country.
Shamini PrathapanGunasekara Vidana Mestrige Chamath FernandoAnne Thushara MatthiasYashodara Bentota Mallawa Arachchige CharuniHerath Mudiyanselage Gayan AbeygunawardhanaBatheegama Gamarachchige Gayasha Kavindi SomathilakePublished in: PloS one (2020)
Multimorbidity is highly prevalent among this population and seemingly has a detrimental effect on the psychological wellbeing of those affected. Therefore, the need for horizontal integration of all primary to tertiary care disciplines, including mental health, to manage multimorbidity by policymakers is emphasized as a priority task.