Comorbidity, Positive Health, and Integration of Services

Book chapter

Juan E Mezzich and Ihsan M Salloum

Psychiatric Diagnosis, pp.213-217

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

2009-03-27

Abstract

positive health, referring to quality of life

comorbidity, positive health, and integration of services

person‐centered approach, facilitating attention to positive aspects of health

contextual factors, referring to environmental and personal features

International Guidelines for Diagnostic Assessment (IGDA)

comorbidity, associating with serious implications for clinical care

conventional health care paradigms, focusing on disease and immediate care

positive health, corresponding to notions of robustness and resilience

comorbidity, common feature of regular clinical care

clinical complexity, key requirement in recognizing richness of health field

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Comorbidity Essentials Comorbidity and Positive Health The Need for Integrated Care References

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Title: Comorbidity, Positive Health, and Integration of Services
Creators: Juan E Mezzich
Ihsan M Salloum
Contributors: Ihsan M Salloum (Editor) - Section on Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Nomenclature, World Psychiatric Association, FL, USA
Juan E Mezzich (Editor) - World Psychiatric Association, USA
Publication Details: Psychiatric Diagnosis, pp.213-217
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
Number of pages: 5
Academic Unit: Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991031599184302976