"Comorbidity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Smoking as a Marker of Comorbid Vulnerability Among Persons with Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Who Engage in Hazardous Drinking. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(5):692-703.
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The Role of Functional Health Literacy in Terms of Hazardous Alcohol Use in Adults with Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder. J Dual Diagn. 2025 Jan-Mar; 21(1):49-55.
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Characterising incident opioid use among incident users of prescription sedative hypnotics: A national cohort study. BMJ Open. 2024 05 30; 14(5):e082339.
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Pain Intensity Moderates the Association between Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Problematic Alcohol Use among Emerging Adults. J Dual Diagn. 2023 Jan-Mar; 19(1):16-25.
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Symptom variability in depersonalization-derealization disorder: A latent profile analysis. J Clin Psychol. 2022 04; 78(4):637-655.
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Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for the treatment of comorbid alcohol use and anxiety disorders: Study protocol and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 09; 108:106512.
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Real life experience with ceftolozane/tazobactam therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. J Chemother. 2021 Dec; 33(8):595-597.
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Changes in neuroticism-related constructs over the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in patients on an optimal dose of SSRI. Personal Disord. 2022 03; 13(2):171-181.
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Divergent mentalization types in adolescent borderline personality disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Nord J Psychiatry. 2021 Oct; 75(7):479-486.
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Serious Falls in Middle-Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Dec; 68(12):2847-2854.