Comorbidity: Meanings and mechanisms.
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
- Vol. 1 (1), 100-103
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.1994.tb00012.x
Abstract
Comorbidity, meaning the co-occurrence of two supposedly separate conditions at above chance levels, provides a most important research opportunity. It requires a rigorous examination of diagnostic concepts and a systematic critical testing of those concepts. Such testing may shed much needed light on risk mechanisms. Four issues that have given rise to misunderstanding in this connection are discussed: definitions of terms, diagnostic validity, reassessment and research strategies.Keywords
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