Depression contributes to preventable hospitalizations in Danish study

Individuals with depression are more than twice as likely to have hospitalizations that might be preventable with timely outpatient medical care, a Danish study finds. Preventable hospitalizations included exacerbations of common chronic conditions, such as diabetes and congestive heart failure, and acute illnesses, such as bacterial pneumonia and urinary tract infections. As access and patient costs were not factors in a country with universal health coverage, a solution may be to better integrate mental health services into primary-care settings.

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